THEATRE + COMEDY

The Jung Center of Houston presents Me, Miss Krause, and Joan.

Sign up early for this one-woman show by actor and professor Martha Kemper (pictured), with an introduction by Karen Magee.

Experience the personally transformative power of the theatre in this performance and conversation. Deep personal experience is fertile ground for acting, but usually an actor's source of inspiration is hidden from the audience. This piece reveals what goes on in an actor's homework, in search of answers to the question, "How would I play Joan of Arc?" The performance weaves scenes from the life of Joan of Arc with moments and people—particularly one special teacher, Alvina Krause—from the performer's life experience.

The play is structured around these pivotal moments of Kemper's education as an actor, with an interplay of light and, significantly, darkness: in the re-living of a rape that took place on Bloomsburg backstreets, woven into the trial of Joan of Arc. The tapestry of experiences reveals a theme: there are things so true and so eternal that no violence can kill, so real and so important they can never die. The performance will be preceded by a brief introduction by Karen Magee, who will discuss the Jungian and universal themes that appear in the play. An audience discussion follows the performance.

NOTE:  The play is recommended for mature audiences only.

Martha Kemper is a professional actor, an independent theater artist, and Associate Professor of Theater at Penn State Abington College. She received a Bachelor of Speech Science from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts from Penn State University, as well as having completed five years private acting study with Alvina Krause, professor emerita, Northwestern University.

Karen Magee, MA, LMFT, LPC, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Houston.