The Yellow Wallpaper- A Live Theatrical Performance with Michèle La Rue

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - June 30, 2015 - PRLog -- Join actress Michèle La Rue as she returns for another vibrant performance of vintage American literature - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

In 1885, marriage, a well-meaning husband, and a questionable “cure” brought Gilman to her knees. Relying on blind faith, instinct, and courage, this once-vibrant young woman willed herself back to health. Vital to her recovery was writing her brilliant “The Yellow Wall-Paper,” a short story published in 1891. Transforming autobiography into fiction, she penned a story “to freeze our young blood.” Gilman’s tale continues to chill readers today, dazzling feminists and historians, mystery and horror story enthusiasts alike, with its wit, suspense, and superlative style. La Rue’s dramatization, directed by Warren Kliewer, is performed in period costume.

Michèle La Rue, a graduate in Acting from the University of Kansas, is a member of the Actor’s Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, and is a theatre editor and writer for Drama Desk, an organization of New York drama critics. She tours nationally with a repertoire of historical one-woman productions. A Chicago native now based in New York City, she has presented her offerings at more than 300 venues, including Washington’s Smithsonian Institution, Chicago’s Newberry Library, and NYC’s Lincoln Center. Her website is michelelarue.com.

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