The Absurdity of Writing Poetry

6.1-12.06 @ The Cincinatti Fringe Festival
7.13-6.06 @ 01 Festival, Columbus, OH
10.01.06 @ InkTank's Writers Weekend, Cincinnati, OH

Written and performed by Matt Slaybaugh
Sound by Dave Wallingford

"It's an amazing piece of performance -- intense, moving, occasionally amusing and all-around thoughtful." - Rick Pender, City Beat

"When the lights quit, it's as if Slaybaugh himself has sucked all the electricity out of Kaldi's tiny performance venue." - Jessica Canterbury, City Beat

In The Absurdity of Writing Poetry, a not-so-anonymous writer quits creating, only to find it more difficult than expected. This one-person performance piece about making art, not making art, and the challenges of both is over-flowing with philosophy, physicality, a small taste of hip-hop, and, of course, poetry.

Click here to read the script.

P.S. We documented the creation of this show on our Video Blog.
Vlog 1
Vlog 2
Vlog 3
Vlog 4
Vlog 5
Vlog 6
Vlog 7

PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
AWP performed at the 01 Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
7.14.06 Part One
7.14.06 Part Two
7.14.06 Part Three
7.14.06 Part Four
7.14.06 Part Five
7.14.06 Part Six
7.14.06 Part Seven
7.14.06 Part Eight
7.14.06 Part Nine