This play makes poetry sing and lets youth fly. "Exquisite Corpse" does exactly what the art form asks of its creators: to draw from different perspectives without inhibition, to sharpen the knife of artistic instinct. The girls of Mary Magdalene's Preparatory are desperate to be heard through their poems, whether humorous or heartbreaking, and Smith's own effortlessly poetic dictation allows the classmates the space to be heard, seen, understood -- and published. I hope this reaches audiences young and old alike.
This play makes poetry sing and lets youth fly. "Exquisite Corpse" does exactly what the art form asks of its creators: to draw from different perspectives without inhibition, to sharpen the knife of artistic instinct. The girls of Mary Magdalene's Preparatory are desperate to be heard through their poems, whether humorous or heartbreaking, and Smith's own effortlessly poetic dictation allows the classmates the space to be heard, seen, understood -- and published. I hope this reaches audiences young and old alike.