Poetry Deathmatch Cabaret is an all out extravaganza of an evening that pits improvising typewriter poets against each other in the smoky backroom of burlesque, booze, and song. In a world where prohibition is real and poetry is outlawed, these dueling poets create objects of illicit beauty on the spot to curry your favor and save their skin, all the while being stalked by a burlesque dancer. Beginning with ideas from you, the audience, performers compete in a series of increasingly herculean tasks to see who will be poet laureate of the apocalypse. The risqué, social critique, and satire live side-by-side in this speakeasy for thirsty souls. Come burn down the night with us. "this performance will give you life. The Melrose Poetry Bureau proves that poetry is powerful and accessible — a concise medium through which truth is made plain. The formation of words into meaning creates the potential to uplift, to teach, to transform and to entertain. So, put on your sexiest dress, prepare your best onomatopoeia, and make haste to the Bootleg. Bam." - Stage Raw SHOWTIMES: THU Jan. 18 at 7:30PM FRI Jan. 19 at 7:30PM SAT Jan. 20 at 7:30PM SUN Jan. 21 at 2:00PM THU Jan. 25 at 7:30PM FRI Jan. 26 at 7:30PM SAT Jan. 27 at 7:30PM SUN Jan. 28 at 2:00PM

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