Successful Reading of Mariénne’s musical
Tesla’s Mistress in the Twin Cities, MN.
Why was the inventor Nikola Tesla nearly written out of history?
Who was his mistress?
What secrets did a palm reader and a deposed princess reveal?
Why his obsession with pigeons?
And why did one of the world’s greatest geniuses die penniless?
We raised nearly $10,000 through generous donors. Thank you! Donations were used for honorariums for the cast, a technician, director, performance space, publicity, a videographer, etc. More at https://www.teslasmistress.com/
WHAT AUDIENCES SAID:
“The title. Did not strike me until the end. Gave me chills.” – F. Peterman
“Your script has such vivacity and ingenuity! I love the playfulness of the banter and the delicious artistry of the Muses interwoven with such careful attention to detail. Like the very embroidered bag they create!” – Ashley Larson, actor
“Hamilton” meets “The Prestige.” – anonymous
“Wow! Tesla’s Mistress was elevated and elevating.” – Ann Brummer
“I have followed Mariénne Kreitlow, Nikola Tesla, and Elon Musk, and they all “think funny.” An artist or engineer who thinks beyond what’s normal in the world sees differently. This musical is a result of such perception.” – Tim Baum
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Mariénne’s collection of poetry, EVERYTHING NEEDS TENDING, with zen paintings by Susan Davies.
Inexorably rooted in her Minnesota farm origins and seasoned by her sojourns on each American coast, Mariénne Kreitlow delivers creations that delight in being spoken and danced as well as read. That the poet is also a songwriter, playwright, and experienced performer will come as no surprise as you traverse Kreitlow’s quirky and sacred landscapes in which everything is tended. Artist Susan Davies provides visual energy signatures throughout.
“From her unflinching eye and wise heart, words shapeshift into poems, psalms, songs, word-paintings, and stories. She tracks the seasons of her life with the passion of Annie Dillard at Tinker Creek and fashions her mythic story after cantadora Clarissa Pinkola Estés in Women Who Run with the Wolves. Artist Susan Davies’s exquisite and dreamlike Asian brush paintings frame each chapter. They serve as sacred iconographs illuminating and foreshadowing the poems to come.” – Richard Cambridge, Review and Interview Editor for the online journal, Solstice Literary Magazine.