The Word Begins
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 2, 2007
Closed Dec 2, 2007
Opened Oct 2, 2007
Closed Dec 2, 2007
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This explosive theatrical experience celebrates the spoken word, the human heart, and the challenges facing the world today. Written and performed by acclaimed spoken word artists Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit), The Word Begins is a raw, hilarious, emotionally-charged journey through such controversial issues as race relations, religion, sexuality, love, and the power of mass communication. The show is performed as an extraordinarily refreshing, powerful combination of drama meets sketch comedy meets hip hop culture. Norman Lear declared the creative duo "a touch of genius" and Quincy Jones dubbed them "a perfect combination of soul and science."
Contains mature subject matter and strong language.
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In the beginning is the word, and in the middle are still more words, and by the end, it's a torrent of words. This is The Word Begins, now at Signature Theatre's intimate Ark space. Written and performed by a pair of slam poet-actor-playwrights named Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit), this unusual if not completely satisfying theatrical work is full of hopeful, defiant, angry, sly, inspiring, comic, and self-mocking words which slam into each other and the audience in what sounds remarkably like stream-of-(sub)consciousness riffs on life, love, race, sex, and religion. It's definitely not your father's poetry.
Rather than using words to construct scenarios or to score points, the p[...]