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2 January 2004
• Special Announcement: The Open Stanza Changes
• Perform at The Open Stanza
• Writing Comedy Workshop
• January Literary Picks
NEWS
Due to the holiday season,
The Open Stanza will return in February. And yes, on a Thursday!
wordsinhere and Volta
(yep! we don't have to move!) are very excited to continue to bring
high quality poetry performances to the stage. The first show will
be held Thursday, 5 February. Subsequent performances will be the
second Thursday of the month.
Come down on the 5th to the
new night of The Open Stanza: Gettin' it off the page.
CALLS FOR WRITERS
The Open Stanza is always looking
for new talent to bring to Amsterdam's eyes and ears. Try out your
poetry or stories on stage, email us: openstanza@wordsinhere.com.
Oscar Wilde or wild-and-crazy guy?
Mad About You or Mad Magazine?
Woody Allen or whoopee cushions?
At this event, we'll give you the inside
scoop on just what you're laughing at. First we'll read excerpts
from our top five funniest pieces. Then we'll break each one down
into its key comedic styles — what makes a piece witty? Absurd?
Sarcastic? Bawdy? Ironic? Goofy? Deadpan? Parody? We'll look at
various forms of funniness, from magazine writing and books to humor
on stage and on screen.
We'll show you where to find inspiration
for "the funny": from personal experience to topical subjects
(i.e. politics, celebrities, the economy, fiber optics). We'll reveal
the professional's approaches to writing humor: observational, juxtapositional,
non-sequitorial, full-frontal....You'll leave this course knowing
how funny you are (trust me, you're funny); what's funny to you;
and how your comedy gods can be channeled.
Taught by Rob AndristPlourde of BOOM CHICAGO
& Lisa Friedman
Saturday & Sunday, January 24th &
25th, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fee: 150 euros
Address: ABC Treehouse, Voetboogstraat 11
Please write for more information--and to
reserve your place: capwrite@xs4all.nl or call (020) 662-1028
Rob AndristPlourde is a working professional
comedy writer, performer, and instructor. He can be seen regularly
on Boom Chicago's stage at the Leidseplein Theater in Amsterdam.
Lisa Friedman coaches writers in Manhattan
and Amsterdam. She writes novels, essays, feature articles, ads,
brochures, CD Roms, websites, and the occasional knock-knock joke.
JANUARY EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND
Thursday 22 - Sunday 25 January
Various Locations, Amsterdam
Special food edition. For more information
about this annual festival and National Poetry Day, visit www.literairepodia.nl/lpa.html.
Events listed with a • are known to be accessible
to an English-language audience. If you visit a show which does
not have a • on our list but does include multi-lingual performances,
please let us know.
For the full list of December Events and for a listing
of regular shows, click
here.
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