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Alice Major, Edmonton’s first poet laureate, reveals the epic and fantastical side of office politics and food court gossip. Drawing inspiration from Canterbury Tales, the stories of Aphrodite, Pandora and Sheherazad encourage us to look closer at the woman in the next cubicle.
“They are delicious short stories in verse, some funny, some mystical, some poignant, some edged with social satire… To be sure there is an undeniable magic in seeing Edmonton streets and food courts metamorphosed into the stuff of poetry, in seeing our city pierced to its roots by a poet’s discerning eye.” Different selections from The Office Tower Tales will be performed on odd and even numbered days. The full cycle of stories is available at the theatre and local booksellers, and is published by University of Alberta Press. The Office Tower Tales will be performed by Amy Berger, Michele Brown and Alice Major. The Office Tower Tales will run during the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in August 2008. All performances will be at the Strathcona Branch, Edmonton Public Library (8331 - 104 Street) Friday, August 15 - 12:15pm Saturday, August 16 - 12:15pm Monday, August 18 - 12:15pm Tuesday, August 19 - 12:15pm Wednesday, August 20 - 12:15pm Thursday, August 21 - 12:15pm Friday, August 22 - 12:15pm Saturday, August 23 - 12:15pm Tickets are available at the door starting at 11:30 on each performance day, or via the Fringe web site.
….an ambitious, accessible, and entirely provocative exploration of the power of women’s stories.”
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