Leanne Schmidt and Company presents Short Stories

Short Stories, Leanne Schmidt and Company’s third evening-length work, offers three short tales about an individual’s quest to sort through their daunting insecurities. Each “short story” is a reflection on the thrill, terror, and humor associated with being human, neurotic and vulnerable. Whether it’s the story of the lonely outcast, the strong silent type, or the control freak, each narrative is accessible in subject matter and combines athletic dance vocabulary, theater, and improvisational text to present raw and real interactions from the performers and audience. Material used in the work is inspired by the company’s one month residency with the creative writing workshop at the New York Public Library’s Harlem and Aguilar Centers for Reading a Writing, a program which helps adults who have difficulties reading and writing to actualize their goals and improve their communication skills in a student-centered environment. Short Stories, will be performed April 2-4, 2009, 8pm at Triskelion Arts, 118 N. 11th St. (between Berry and Wythe), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 students/seniors/starving artists. L train to Bedford Ave. G Train to Nassau. This program has been made possible in part through the sponsorship of The Field.