It’s always fun to watch performers mature and come into themselves during the theater festival. Performers are working on their craft when they’re not in town during the year, and its nice to watch them on the top of their game.
Helena D. Lewis, a New Jersey spoken-word artist, held a reading of her one-woman show, “Call me Crazy,” last night at Club 411. The back of the room was packed. Lewis’ show is about her experiences as an overworked social worker in Newark, and features music, poetry and some impressive acting. Lewis also co-hosts the midnight poetry slam readings.
But here’s the thing: in 2005, Lewis didn’t have a one-woman show at the festival; she was primarily the co-host of the slam readings. To see the maturation of an artist is always a fun thing.
(Hey, and if you can get an actual seat during this maturation, consider yourself lucky!)