Hey You! C’mere! A Poetry Slam

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Liz Swados sets the stage for a hilarious, cathartic poetry slam, with casting and sets by Joe Cepeda.

One summer morning in the sizzling city, seven kids gather on a street corner to share the power of poetry. As they move through the neighborhood, the kids transform their experiences — standing up to a tough kid, slurping spaghetti and ice cream, a good “hiccup cough sniff” cry — into a poetry slam celebrating the strength and energy of their own unique voices. Elizabeth Swado’s wonderfully aural work is given visual dimension by Joe Cepeda’s colorful, character-ful paintings. So come along and heed the Hey you! C’MERE!