And But So: A Tribute to David Foster Wallace

We have a new reader added to our lineup:

Kurt Hildebrand: Debater, lecturer, actor, and computer guy. A Cleveland, Ohio native, he has appeared at Cleveland Public Theatre and Cleveland Playhouse, among others. Kurt is a regular contributor to and Program Director of the Dionysium.

Love the works of David Foster Wallace? Never read him but wonder what the big deal is? Join us for:

And But So: A Tribute to David Foster Wallace

September 26, 2009, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, Texas

Readings and performances from Wallace’s works. Music, food, drink. Among our readers and performers are

• Matt Bucher: Publisher of Elegant Complexity: A Study of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest; administrator of the Wallace-l listserv.
• Maria Bustillos: Author of Dorkismo: the Macho of the Dork, which includes the chapter “David Foster Wallace: the Dork Lord of American Letters.” Her next book, Act Like a Gentleman, Think Like a Woman, is due out in September.
• L.B. Deyo: President of Austin’s Dionysium and the author of Invisible Frontier: Exploring the Tunnels, Ruins & Rooftops of Hidden New York; co-founder of Jinx multimedia and editor of Jinx magazine.
• Doug Dorst: Author of the novel Alive in Necropolis, the play Monster in the Dark, and the short-story collection The Surf Guru. His stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Ploughshares, The Atlantic Unbound, The Sun, ZYZZYVA, and other journals.
• Christopher Lee Gibson: Actor, Theatrical Producer, Tour Guide. Former Executive Director of the Orlando International Fringe Festival and Co-Producer of RoHo Theatre Co.’s La Putain ave Les Fleurs
• Connor Hopkins: Founder and Artistic Director of the Trouble Puppet Theater Company.
• Mary LaMotte Silverstein: Former editor at Harper’s Magazine; worked with David Foster Wallace on the essay “Tense Present.”

Have a favorite David Foster Wallace passage? Bring it along—we’ll end the event with an open mic.

FREE

Want more info? Contact Kathryn Rogers at Rogers.editorial [at] gmail.com or Matt Bucher at mattbucher [at] gmail.com