Atlanta, GA

From the creators of Writers In Concert comes:

WordFeast: Food for the Body and Soul
*Horizon Theatre*
*1083 Austin Ave. NE - Little 5 Points
Monday, December 15, 2008
7:30 pm
Admission: 15 canned goods or $15

There’s a great line-up of performances… including…
*Admission: 15 canned goods or $15
This annual evening of words, works and performances by prominent authors,
playwrights and actors returns with a larger cast of performers to help the
Food Bank serve those in need during the current economic downturn. The
evening features the talent of author, storyteller, actor, comedian and
event emcee *Rob Cleveland*; Atlanta playwright and playwriting
instructor *Valetta
Anderson* (e.g. *Halleluiah Street Blues*); Oprah’s Book Club author,
critically acclaimed novelist, poet and playwright *Pearl Cleage* (e.g. *What
Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day*); award winning journalist and novelist
*Melissa Fay Greene* (e.g. *Praying for Sheetrock; There Is No Me Without
You*); novelist and Southern storyteller *Joshilyn Jackson* (e.g. *gods in
Alabama; The Girl Who Stopped Swimming*); writer, poet, performer and
teaching artist *Tamara Madison*; long-time stage and screen actor *Jill
Jane Clements* who, along with Rob Cleveland, will present a scene from
Alfred Uhry’s *Driving Miss Daisy*; the original premiere cast of the play
“Halleluiah Street Blues” including actors *Trey Best*, *Taurean
Blacque*, *Gordon
Danniels*, *Deborah Calloway Duke,* *Keena Redding Hunt* and *Eric Ware*;
actor and Executive Artistic Director of Atlanta’s Theatrical Outfit *Tom
Key*; Atlanta-born artist, activist and saxophonist *Eugene H. Russell IV*,
and more! A reception, meet and greet, and book signing, sponsored by *Caribou
Coffee* and *Charis Books and
More*,
concludes the evening. Free parking is available. All proceeds benefit the
Food Bank. Click here to purchase advance tickets for WordFeast
2008.

For more theater in Atlanta, check out the festive A Christmas Carol performing at a bunch of different theaters - check it out.