You’d never guess we were in the midst of the lazy days of summer at our August 12th Speak Easy based on the energy coming from the stage. Among our nine readers were five who visited us for the first time, and they wowed the Cheshire audience with some amazing performances. It’s such performances which remind us of why we created Speak Easy in the first place: so that all writers can be heard. You never know when you’re going to witness the next great voice.
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Next Up: We’ll be on the fringe of Fringe Fest on September 16, so make your way over to Cheshire for another Open Topic Speak Easy. Tickets are available here.
Lineup for Speak Easy No. 20, Sunday 8/12/2018, at Cheshire: It’s You — Scott Seifritz Blue Skies — Christine Green Us Again — Noor Lima Boudakian Conversation with My-Selves — Kevin Watt TKO — Stella Charlotte What If — Ellen Comisar Coalescence — David Holloway Confession — Marvelous Marvin To All Northwest Little League Families — Craig Brownlie
Special Thanks to David Holloway for Photography!
Speak Easy No. 20!
The popcorn is ready to be served.
The readers begin to arrive.
The space is filling up!
RocSpoke founder Scott Seifritz welcomes the crowd.
Scott reading It’s You.
Next up, we’re happy to welcome Words on the Verge founder Christine Green back to our stage.
Christine reading Blue Skies.
We welcome Noor Lima Boudakian to our stage for the first time since hearing her read at Listening to the Future in 2017.
Noor reading Us Again.
It’s a great program so far!
Next up is Kevin Watt, back to treat the crowd.
Kevin reading Conversation with My-Selves.
First time reading her work anywhere, Stella Charlotte takes the stage.
Stella impressing the crowd with TKO.
Intermission! Time to refill your drink or, perhaps, doodle.
We kick off Act II with another first-time reader at Speak Easy: Ellen Comisar.
Ellen reading What If?
The crowd is focused.
Next up is Speak Easy favorite and birthday boy, David Holloway.
David reading Coalescence.
David’s biggest fans are in the house!
Marvelous Marvin takes the Speak Easy stage for the first (and hopefully not last) time.
Marvelous Marvin performing Confession.
We finish up Act II with our fifth first-timer of the day: Craig Brownlie.
Craig reading To All Northwest Little League Families.
Q&A time! Bring all the readers back to the stage!
The audience gets involved.
Kevin gets a laugh while responding to a question.