Maybe it was due to a lack of sleep after losing an hour to the start of Daylight Savings Time, or maybe it was on account of the funny material coming from our stage. Either way, there was a lot of laughter to be heard at Speak Easy this past Sunday (3/11) at Cheshire cocktail bar in the South Wedge. Ten readers took our stage, including four first-timers, and left our sell-out crowd hungry for more.
Next Up: Celebrate diversity with us on April 8th as we bring you Colorful Voices: Readings by People of Color, LGBTQ Members, and Other Under-Represented Writers. This open topic event will be a great way to celebrate the beginning of spring. We hope you’ll come out and join us that day for great cocktails and great writing. Tickets are available here.
Lineup for Speak Easy No. 15, Sunday 3/11/2018 at Cheshire:
A Sweet Life — Christine Green Submerged in Struggle — Jose Ramos Culture Wars 1969-70 — Leah Ruekberg Flickers — George Steele 1979 — Robert Shelton Conditions of My Parole — David Holloway Key — Evvy Fanning My Diet — Scott Seifritz On Learning to be a Girl — Jillian Tiberio Boogedy — Mary Finucane
Special thanks to Martin Petrella for photography and Rebecca Haskins for keeping the corn popping.
Speak Easy No. 15!
A couple of our regular attendees getting their pre-show drink on.
Some of Robert Shelton’s fan club is in the house!
Sometimes you need to review your piece one more time before you hit the stage.
As much as we love our regulars (and we certainly do!), it’s always nice to see new faces in the audience.
Rochester Spoken Word Co-Founder and usual Master of Ceremonies, Scott Seifritz, welcomes the audience.
It’s a good-looking audience!
Christine Green is back on our stage to kick things off.
Christine reading A Sweet Life.
The audience is tuned in.
First-time reader Jose Ramos takes the stage.
Jose reading Submerged in Struggle.
We welcome another first-time reader, Leah Ruekberg to Speak Easy.
Leah reading Culture Wars 1969-70.
Friend of Speak Easy, George Steele makes an appearance.
George reading Flickers.
Robert Shelton returns to our stage to read his much-anticipated piece.
Robert reading 1979.
The audience appreciates the humor.
Intermission! Time to refresh your drink and mingle with some writers.
Grey is the new black. Bald is the new hirsute.
David Holloway returns to our stage after a very brief hiatus.
David reading Conditions of My Parole.
Rochester Spoken Word Co-Founder and master of everything else, Evvy Fanning shares her latest.
Evvy reading Key.
Scott returns to the stage to share a story.
Scott reading My Diet.
Scott gets some laughs.
Next up, first-time reader, Jillian Tiberio.
Jillian performing On Learning to be a Girl.
Our last reader of the day, first-time reader Mary Finucane.
Mary dishes out the laughs.
Mary reading Boogedy.
It’s Q&A time!
David answers a question from the audience.
Scott asks for audience questions.
And one of our favorite friends and writers, Jessica Disalvo, answers the call!
