Photos and videos from the April 14 reading
April 18th, 2014 § 0 comments § permalink
It's official! Literary Firsts is in its fifth year! To help celebrate, we had a wealth of talent in the room on Monday night. Obehi Janice wowed us with three essays, Steven LaFond was a man on fire with short fiction, Ravi Shankar brought the room to a serene calm with his poems, and Lillian Medville stirred everything back up with her confessional tale. It was a thrilling event that made me so happy to be a part of this community and to have a hand in this series.
Obehi Janice reads her essays.
Steven LaFond reads his fiction.
Ravi Shankar reads some of his poems.
Lillian Medville regales the crowd with her confessional tale.
Photos courtesy of Randolph Pfaff (except the one of Lillian, which I may or may not have taken).
Videos can be viewed here.
Thanks a million to everyone who made it. Thanks to everyone who read. I can't wait for July.
Four readers! Four years!
Obehi Janice! Steven LaFond! Lillian Medville! Ravi Shankar!
Tonight at Middlesex Lounge at 7pm, Boston!
March 14th, 2014 § 0 comments § permalink
Obehi Janice is a hard-won reward. (Photo Credit: Adrien Bisson)
Obehi Janice is an actress, writer, producer, and director. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, her written work explores the power of voice in identity, politics, cultural exchange, and testimony. Her plays have been produced by GAN-e-meed Theatre Project, Sleeping Weazel, MPAACT (Chicago), The One-Minute Play Festival, The Berkshire Fringe Festival, and The Boston Theater Marathon. Her one-woman show, FUFU & OREOS, is receiving a workshop production on June 6, 2014 as part of the XX PlayLab (Company One/Boston Center for the Arts). Obehi is also an essayist and a sketch writer. Her latest comedic web project, BLACK GIRL YOGA, will debut this spring.
Obehi is the essayist for the April 14 reading.
Literary Firsts is turning four years old!
Join us on Monday, April 14 at Middlesex Lounge to celebrate the series's fourth birthday!
Our readers will be Obehi Janice (as essayist), Steven LaFond (as fiction writer), Ravi Shankar (as poet), and Lillian Medville (as confessional reader)!
Can't wait to see you there!
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