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“ Willis’ craftsmanship make ‘Emily Dickinson: The Soul’s
Society’ a gift of ‘Beauty’ and ‘Truth’ to the audience.” –
Jean
Havens, Daily Press Northeastern (Review below) |
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You are Cordially Invited to Attend a Private Gathering … Introducing: Miss Emily Dickinson “The Soul
selects her own Society – Then –
shuts the Door – To her
divine Majority – Present
no more – ” Laurette uses Emily
Dickinson’s own words from her poems and letters to help bring this
mysterious, reclusive poet to life with sincerity, intelligence and skill. “Years ago, I had portrayed
Emily Dickinson in William Luce’s one-woman play, The Belle of Amherst,” Laurette says. “While I loved Luce’s play (and Julie
Harris’ wonderful portrayal of Miss Dickinson on Broadway in the mid-1970’s),
I had often wanted to create a different one-woman show based on her life,
highlighting other aspects of her personal experiences and the relationships
and influences which inspired her.” Review by Jean Havens following the premiere at
Northeastern State University (Note: Laurette originally titled the
show Emily Dickinson: The Soul’s
Society) “One-Woman Show Proves Poet Still Lives Through Her Work” Review by Jean Havens “Success
is counted sweetest By
those who ne’er succeed…” Prophetic
words written by Emily Dickinson on her own poetic works, yet were spoken,
once again, by the nineteenth century poet Friday evening here at But
this time success was acclaimed by Emily, as well as Laurette Willis (who
portrayed In
“Emily Dickinson: The Soul’s Society,” Willis utilized the poet’s own words
from some of her poems and letters to form her characterization of this
reclusive writer as part of the Living Literature’s theme Voices of Literary
Legends. The
one-hour play held at NSU was one of the contributing events in this year’s
spring conference. The words of Willis
formed a physical presence of the ever-existing soul, Emily Dickinson. Through
Emily’s own words, her life fired electricity within the audience as the
pale, white figure flowed to and fro on the stage. This
one-woman performance depicted a fresh creation of Loving
and enthusiastic, yet fearful and secluded describes the surface of the poet
and her life. However, the
undercurrent of a real human being living her own life in a manner of her own
choosing was a great influence on the viewers. This
portrayal by Willis assisted in forming a brand new idea of what Emily
Dickinson really might have been like if we were to meet her in person and be
a regular family visitor, a selection of “her own Society.” By
bestowing the knowledge that this poet lived, and continues to live through
her work, Willis’ performance visibly brought about the idea that words are
alive and ever-changing. “Soul’s
Society” is another example of the good works Willis provides to our
“Society” and proves how fortunate play lovers in this area are to have such
entertaining and informative productions within their grasp. “Emily
Dickinson: The Soul’s Society” established the fact that Emotional… inspiring…
breathtaking… Introducing: Miss Emily Dickinson! Introducing: Miss Emily Dickinson is
especially popular with college and adult audiences. One-Woman
Shows: Laurette’s
original one-woman shows and workshops are available for matching funds from the Oklahoma
Arts Council or the Heartland Arts Fund (search under Willis) for Public non-profit groups and schools. • Introducing: Miss Emily Dickinson • Great Women of the Oil
Fields • Reflections: Letters
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