The classic poetry/spoken word open mic program is one of the more dynamic ways for performance to interface with the raw substance of language. People perform pieces they’ve written�sometimes modifying them there onstage while they’re performing . . . the energy in a room can be extremely affecting. It’s an entirely different kind of theatre . . . one that’s much more intellectually confrontational than most commercial theatre.
This week, The Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret welcomes a poetry/spoken word-style variety show to its stage late night as it welcomes Still Waters Collective for Verbatim. A mixture of comedy, music and poetry, Verbatim hits the stage after this Thursday night’s performance of Laurel and Hardy featuring Gerard Neugent and William Theisen.
Stillwaters’ Verbatim starts at 10:30 pm at the Stackner Cabaret on Thursday, November 11th .
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