To support the teen mentoring program Girls Write Now, songwriter Suzanne Vega (pictured, left) will hold a special performance of her new play, Carson McCullers Talks About Love.
Here’s more about the play: “In 1936, 19-year-old Carson McCullers [pictured, right] published Wunderkind, an autobiographical piece depicting the insecurity of a teenage girl … At Girls Write Now, at-risk high school girls (not much younger than Carson McCullers when she wrote Wunderkind use writing to explore their own adolescent experiences. With mentors by their sides, they are set on a path towards college, and their promising futures beyond … [in the play] McCullers reminisces about her life, her loves and her art. Seamlessly moving from spoken word to song and back again, the show features 16 original songs written by Ms. Vega in collaboration with Duncan Sheik, Tony Award-winner for Spring Awakening.”
Tickets start at $100–follow this link to purchase. You can sponsor a writer and mentor to attend the program as well for a $150 donation. Read more about the play at the official site. (Via Maud Newton)