LITERARY DEATH MATCH
October 2, 2013
O, Boston, our Boston! After a summer away, Literary Death Match has been plotting a can't-miss October fun-tacular atClub OBERON, rife with wild-minded judges, a fierce foursome of readers, and a finale that will rewrite the planet's DNA. Get on board!
The night will feature four writers reading their own wonderful tales for seven minutes or less, judged by three all-star judges. Two finalists will be chosen to compete in the Literary Death Match finale, a vaguely-literary game that will steal your affection and make your heart pound.
JUDGES: Literary Merit: Don Cummings, playwright of more than fifteen plays, a screenwriter, fiction writer & essayist
Performance: Barry Tattle (a.k.a. Chris Coxen), man of many characters
Intangibles: Sam Johnson, stand-up comic
Performance: Barry Tattle (a.k.a. Chris Coxen), man of many characters
Intangibles: Sam Johnson, stand-up comic
READERS:
* Brian McFadden, writer/artist of the New York Times Sunday Review “The Strip”
* Marian Fontana, writer/performer, author of A Widows Walk (nominated for a Books for A Better Life Award)
* Jenn De Leon, fiction writer and Grub Street teacher
* Steven Brykman, writer, humorist, mastermind
* Marian Fontana, writer/performer, author of A Widows Walk (nominated for a Books for A Better Life Award)
* Jenn De Leon, fiction writer and Grub Street teacher
* Steven Brykman, writer, humorist, mastermind
Music by DJ John Paul Jimenez, childrens book writer, artist, scientist
Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga. Produced by LDM East Coast Executive Producer Kirsten Sims.
Where: Club OBERON, 2 Arrow St, Cambridge (map)
When: Doors at 7:15pm; show at 8:05 sharp; afterdrinks at 9:50pm
Cost: $10 preorder; $15 at the door
When: Doors at 7:15pm; show at 8:05 sharp; afterdrinks at 9:50pm
Cost: $10 preorder; $15 at the door
This event is 21+.