Three Somebodies: Plays about Notorious Dissidents: SCUM | Jack the Rapper | Art Was Here

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A trio of compelling, cutting edge plays on notorious rebels including radical feminist and Warhol attacker Valerie Solanas ("SCUM: The Valerie Solanas Story"), Dada instigator Arthur Cravan ("Art Was Here"), and a twisting tale of Jack the Ripper and T.S. Eliot ("Jack the Rapper"). Playwright Kat Georges paints each of these plays with bold, innovative strokes that expand the boundaries of the theatrical milieu. As compelling to read off the page as to perform, these three plays offer sharp dialogue and prismatic views of their rebellious subjects, casting aside stereotypical bullet-pointed personalities to establish new perspectives on the subjects of each play.

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Praise for THREE SOMEBODIES and Kat Georges

For those who enjoy the theater of the absurd. ... Brilliant in the abstract. --Library Journal

Three spiked drinks which will take you places you've never been. Tangy and dangerous. --Dr. Larry Myers, Playwright, Jack Kerouac: Catholic

These works of Kat Georges pack a real punch. That's an understatement. Each play reels the reader in with its energy and layers of art. Ashley Adams, Passages North

Kat Georges hungrily devours love, politics, memory, sex, feminism and whimsy and transforms them into a muscular poetry . . . an homagenot an imitationto that black humor both the Surrealists and Dadaists championed. . . . Georges can dance on realitys knife edge without becoming the sliding onion. Ron Dakron, author, Hello Devilfish!, Hammers

Compelling writing that is urban and contemporary with humor in the mix.Writing Thru It

Author Bio

Kat Georges is an internationally known poet and playwright, who cofounded San Franciscos Marilyn Monroe Memorial Theater in 1992, where she served as co-artistic director for eight years. Her previous books include the poetry collections Our Lady of the Hunger, Punk Rock Journal, and Slow Dance at 120 Beats Per Minute. Her work has appeared in journals worldwide, including The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunders Mouth Press), The Verdict Is In (as editor; Manic D Press), and Ladyland: Anthologie de Littrature Fminine Amricaine (13E Note Editions). Her nonfiction prose has been published in San Francisco Examiner, Orange County Register, La Habra Daily Express, and more. She was born and raised in Southern California, where--following her graduation from California State University, Fullerton--she published The Eye Magapaper, an acclaimed music journal covering the SoCal punk scene in the early 80s. She is cofounder and codirector of Three Rooms Press and currently lives in New York City.