Jackson & Edi at WordTheatre Benefit
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by JulieAndJasper in News
Last week Jackson Rathbone and Edi Gathegi participated in a benefit event for WordTheatre in NYC. Each of them read from one of the short stories, poetry or essays included in the Pushcart Prize.
Check out this great picture of Jackson flashing a mischievous smile at the event. Jackson Rathbone and Ben Graupner of 100Monkeys performed at the event also. The duo played songs they wrote together, so it was a rare treat for 100Monkeys fans as well! (Jackson, literature and music at the same time, *sigh* I think I’m in heaven.)
The WordTheatre organization is dedicated to keeping the love of language and literature alive through the tradition of oral storytelling. The Pushcart Prize is an annually published collection of short stories, poetry and essays from small presses around the country and is “among the most influential projects in the history of American publishing” (Publisher’s Weekly).
You can find more information about WordTheatre HERE and the Pushcart Prize HERE. Sarah Clarke has also participated in events for the group in the past.
3 Responses to “Jackson & Edi at WordTheatre Benefit”
Debbie
02. Jul, 2009
I was able to go to this event and it was great! John Heard did a great reading of a crow story…we want to be your only bird…and Brian Cox provided many uses of a table. They were hysterical and Edi’s reading was hilarious also.
I did want to make one very important correction to this story.Only Jackson Rathbone and Ben Graupner of the 100Monkeys performed. Why is that important? They played songs never heard at a 100Monkeys show, ones the two of them wrote together, so it was a rare treat.
JulieAndJasper
02. Jul, 2009
Thanks for the info Debbie, I’ll add it to the entry!
And why no, I’m not jealous at all. 
Debbie
03. Jul, 2009
It was like an alternate 100Monkeys show. The place was COLD, we were seated (Jackson even commented on tha fact they are used to people up on their feet dancing), and both the audience and band members were not sweaty at the end. His reading of The Bank Robbery allowed him to use his Texan accent and the falsetto he used for Amanda (so if anyone doubted that was him speaking on Crminal Minds… I was there, he can do it).