I just bought the book, "Charlotte: Life or Theater" I am a proud owner. Ut is a massive book, heavy and dense, in the best way, so worth having. The book has a mailer advertising the 1983 performance of Charlotte the play, at the Surf Theater in San Francisco tickets cost $25 at the door. Has a quote, "Charlotte ignites a spark in a tragedy darkened world."
Charlotte was sexually assaulted by her grandfather repeatedly. It got so bad that eventually she poisoned him via an omelette she cooked for him. Then she proceeded to draw him as he lay dying. She later wrote a 35 page confession that has survived.
There is her letter!!! And a drawing where she says she better be in camp than 1 day with him! There were 8 people in her family who committed suicide.
Difficult to listen to, not because of the subject matter, but because of the presenter's insufferable didacticism. I'm always curious about how the subject, in this case Charlotte Solomon, would have received Ms. Buerkle's analysis. I was more moved by Maria Stepanova's comments about Life? Or Theater? in In Memory of Memory.
I just bought the book, "Charlotte: Life or Theater" I am a proud owner. Ut is a massive book, heavy and dense, in the best way, so worth having. The book has a mailer advertising the 1983 performance of Charlotte the play, at the Surf Theater in San Francisco tickets cost $25 at the door. Has a quote, "Charlotte ignites a spark in a tragedy darkened world."
Charlotte was sexually assaulted by her grandfather repeatedly. It got so bad that eventually she poisoned him via an omelette she cooked for him. Then she proceeded to draw him as he lay dying. She later wrote a 35 page confession that has survived.
It's likely, though not fully sure.
There is her letter!!! And a drawing where she says she better be in camp than 1 day with him! There were 8 people in her family who committed suicide.
Difficult to listen to, not because of the subject matter, but because of the presenter's insufferable didacticism. I'm always curious about how the subject, in this case Charlotte Solomon, would have received Ms. Buerkle's analysis. I was more moved by Maria Stepanova's comments about Life? Or Theater? in In Memory of Memory.
She's a professor. What do you expect?