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Sneak Peak: Rooms of Light with Mary Jo Salter

October 15, 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location Alexander Kasser Theater - Upper Lobby
SponsorArts and Cultural Programming; Creative Research CenterCostFreePosted InPeak Performances
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6:00 - 6:15: Food

6:15 - 7:00: Conversation

Acclaimed poet and playwright Mary Jo Salter joins Neil Baldwin, director of Montclair State's Creative Research Center, for an informal and insightful chat before the world premiere of Rooms of LightSavory snacks are provided.

Mary Jo Salter is the author of seven books of poetry, all published by Alfred A. Knopf.  Her most recent are Nothing by Design (2013) and A Phone Call to the Future: Selected Poems (2008).  She is also a co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry, fourth and fifth editions. An essayist, playwright, and author of a children’s book, she has been working as a lyricist with Fred Hersch for the last decade.


Neil Baldwin is Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Director of the Creative Research Center in the College of the Arts, Montclair State University, where he teaches dramaturgy, danceaturgy, theatre criticism and arts administration.

Don’t miss the performances of Rooms of Light Oct 15th – 18th!

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No charge for undergraduate students (with valid MSU ID) – pick up your ticket at

the Kasser Theater box office.