theatre

the immigrant's table:

A literary feast

A One-Woman Show

September 26, 2009
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
A short wine reception (no-host bar) and book signing follow the show

Tickets
$20 for adults, and $18 for seniors, students, military, and teachers

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"These are words of memoir, a memoir centered around food...and I am visible in every word." —Mary Lou Sanelli

"An unusual & delightful book" — Publisher’s Weekly

Critics have called Sanelli "... highly readable and entertaining" and "... jaw-droppingly honest."

"What a truly wonderful experience. Sanelli's generosity is inspiring." — Lori Dillon, ArtsWest Playhouse, Seattle

Join Mary Lou Sanelli for a staged reading of an acclaimed, original collection of work that dramatically and poetically tells a story of immigration and cultural adjustment, weaving Old and New Worlds together into a rich fabric of memoir. Sanelli’s staged reading from her book, The Immigrant’s Table, includes humor, dance, storytelling, and Italian food and wine: all the elements she so enthusiastically writes about in her story of coming of age as a first generation Italian-American. Sanelli introduces her audience to her family in the most Italian of settings: around a table. And in introducing her family, she also reveals long-held family recipes for a great meal as well as those for a lively family. Bainbridge Dance Faculty Member Kiplinn Sagmiller is among the dancers joining Sanelli for the show's entertaining dance segment.

Inspired by her immigrant parents, Sanelli's performance expands the reach of the written word witha dramatic reading by the multi-talented author, whose engaging and dynamic stage presence stresses performance as strongly as literature. Sanelli’s readings win an audience with poignant insights and gentle self-effacing humor.

Sanelli works as a writer and performer. Her recent collection of essays, Falling Awake; her latest collection of poetry, Small Talk; and Among Friends: A Memoir are in bookstores now. She contributes, periodically, to The Seattle Times, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, NPR, and is a regular columnist for City Living magazine (Seattle Pacific Publishing Newspapers). She is heard regularly on KSER, FM. She performs her staged reading of her book, The Immigrant's Table, throughout the country.

Read more about Mary Lou Sanelli and The Immigrant's Table at Artichoke Heart.

The Immigrant's Table was made possible, in part, from a grant from Artist Trust.

Appropriate for adults