Womb-Words, Thirsting

by Lenelle Moise

10/30/2009 – 11/1/2009
The Theater Offensive
Deane Hall

Boston Premiere!

Starring:
Lenelle Moïse

“Lenelle Moïse Brings Fierce Passion”—The New York Times
“Intimate & Political . . . Vivid & Powerful”—Curve Magazine

Smooth as jazz one moment, rapid-fire as bullets the next, Womb-Words, Thirsting stitches together a patchwork of hip-hop theater, womanist Voudou jazz, interactive storytelling and proud, luscious poetry. In a one-woman tour de force, Lenelle re-conceives memory of her coming-of-age in Cambridge—working class, immigrant and lesbian in a time of teen pregnancy, AIDS, Katrina and homophobic violence.

Lenelle Moïse is an award-winning poet, playwright and performance artist. Equipped with an MFA from Smith College, she creates fiery, fun, politicized texts about Haitian-American identity, immigration, and the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality. Credits: (Off-Broadway) Expatriate, critically-acclaimed two-woman play with all-vocal music. Writing featured in Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken World Revolution and We Don’t Need Another Wave: Dispatches from the Next Generation of Feminists.

A part of the 2009 Out on the Edge Fesitval. Click here for festival calendar.

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