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Places, Please, Act One: Performed by Michèle LaRue

Actress Michèle LaRue will perform selections from Warren Kliewer's "Poems around and about theatres"--which he called "a glimpse into the private lives of a public art form". Please register.

Actress Michèle LaRue performs selections from four volumes by Warren Kliewer, including his "Poems around and about theatres"--which he called "a glimpse into the private lives of a public art form." This exuberant spoken-word performance also glimpses into the private and public lives of the author, who grew up in rural Minnesota – in a community of German-speaking Mennonites whose values and traditions frowned upon the frivolous.

Kliewer was a much-published poet and essayist before he ran away to join the theatre – as actor, director, playwright, and producer. From a nightmare-ridden scenic designer to a day-dreaming gardener, from a bewildered New York playwright to a stubborn Kansas farm wife, from an accident-prone diva to an adventuring eight-year-old: these poems are tiny one-acts of compelling drama and insightful comedy.

Mentored by Kliewer, Michèle LaRue has specialized in performances of literature from America’s Gilded Age for 30 years and tours nationally with a varied repertoire of Tales Well Told. Her vibrant and skillful interpretation of Kliewer's more contemporary characters will dazzle attendees and honor National Poetry Month with theatrical flair. 

This event is supported by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

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