If you’re looking for some fun, left of center entertainment this weekend or over the next few weekends, check this out (From a Linda Hanson story in today’s DNT).
Barton Sutter didn’t set out to write a play in verse about the Bush administration. It started with a poem, then another poem and another.
“I suppose it was years of political frustration, grief and anger that finally boiled over and turned into poetry,” he said.
Sutter’s poetry turned into “Bushed: A Poetical, Political, Partly Musical Tragicomedy in Two Acts,” which opens tonight in the Harbor City International School Theater in downtown Duluth. Brian Matuszak’s Rubber Chicken Theater is staging the production.
Sutter turned to Matuszak when he discovered his poems had the makings of a play. Matuszak now operates Rubber Chicken Theater, but for years he was the guiding force behind Renegade Comedy Theatre.
Sutter is an accomplished poet, writer and college professor from the Twin Ports. He was one of my creative writing teachers when I was in college and his work is thick with working class sensibility that is refreshing for those who normally don’t follow poetry (and, of course, those who appreciate good poetry).
Here is the info, if you’re interested (also from the DNT):
What: “Bushed: A Poetical, Political, Partly Musical Tragicomedy in Two Acts” by Barton Sutter. Presented by Rubber Chicken Theater. (Contains adult language and situations.)
When: 7 p.m. today through Saturday, Oct. 11-13 and Oct. 16-18
Where: Harbor City International School Theater, 332 W. Michigan St.
Tickets: $20 for adults; $15 for students and seniors. Union members with a valid union card receive a $2 discount.
Call: 213-2780 or go to www.RubberChickenTheater.com.
About Barton Sutter: The 58-year-old was Duluth’s first poet laureate. He has published six books of poetry and prose and has won Minnesota Book Awards in three categories: poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. He lives in Duluth and teaches English at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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