First Person Arts

First Person Salon veteran Martha Kemper’s got just two nights left in her Fringe show: Me, Miss Krause and Joan.   It’s at 2nd Stage at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom) Friday and Saturday night at 7pm.  She workshopped part of the piece–as it turns out, just a fragment of the larger story–for us at the May Salon at the Gershman Y to great acclaim:

And if you happened to see the Chestnut Hill Local this week, you might have seen a familiar face!

The Krause in the play’s title refers to Martha Kemper’s mentor, Alvina Krause. “She deeply believed in the power of theater to change lives,” recalled Martha. “She believed in students. She believed in young people’s ability to learn.” Ms. Kemper met Alvina Krause after graduating from Northwestern University in 1976. Together, they relocated to Bloomsburg, Pa. During Martha’s stay there, she would experience a radically life-changing event; she was violently assaulted. However, it would be Alvina who would help guide her through the traumatic aftermath. While Martha was in the hospital, it was Ms. Krause who encouraged Martha to write down her feelings. It was there that the groundwork for Me, Miss Krause and Joan was laid.

Read the rest here and then go check out the show.

For tickets to Me, Miss Krause and Joan, the Fringe Festival box office is located at the lot next to the national show room on 127 N. 2nd St. and can be contacted at 215-413-1318 or by email at info@livearts-fringe.org.