I am the original playwright of self-immolation: ACT I: Chaos ACT II: Pride I am the architect of a resignation to pre-determined loss; an arsonist cackling, while splashing, accelerant on walls. I am - lonesome child - lost and sobbing inside - with flames licking, soot overtaking, where I curled up and died. * * * I am - factfinder - irrespective the cost, sacrificing family, sanity - everything - to be with my thoughts. Kept hunting, so evil has no place to hide. Death Sentences. Chair. Noose. Needle. I am an eye for an eye. * * * ACT III: Absolution I am - gun in hand - knees deep in moss. Soul-breaking. Heart-aching. This has been all for naught. Both victor, and victim. however, I tried. My immolation, an invitation, from chaos and pride.
s.p. burke is a poet who just completed 20 years service in the US Army.
Want the best date night possible this Saturday night? Drinks, dessert, a hilarious live performance, professional actors, an intimate unforgettable space, pay-what-you-can tickets…it simply does not get better than this. So come on out and join us at our Parlor on Quaker Avenue for our staged reading of Ira Levin’s legendary Broadway comedy/thriller Deathtrap.
Don’t know Deathtrap? It was the winner of the 1978 Edgar Award for Best Play and record holder for the longest-running comedy thriller on Broadway. It’s about Sidney Bruhl - a successful Broadway playwright with writer’s block and a recent spate of box office failures. Desperate to break his dry-spell, Sidney finds hope in Clifford Anderson, a student in his seminar class who has submitted a thriller script, cleverly titled Deathtrap as well. Can Sidney convince Clifford to collaborate and give him co-credit? Or is there a way to cut Clifford out altogether and get sole credit?
As always, you’re welcome to show up and hope for a cancellation. But if you really want to see the show, why not book now and save yourself the uncertainty?
This week on the Savage Wonder podcast…
Keith Rousseau is an Air Force Veteran who is an actor, model, writer, photographer and abstract artist. His path has been tumultuous, unpredictable yet successful. I had a great time talking with this hard-working artist who is juggling five artistic pursuits at the same time while maintaining his inspiration and his passion.
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