The dark, Byronic characters of Emily’s world

Artsatl features Vernal & Sere Theatre’s take on Anne Carson's The Glass Essay.

Instead, the work — inspired by Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson — will present Carson’s poem of the same title verbatim, delivered by five performers onstage telling a story conceived by Estes with multiple characters.

The play will run at Windmill Arts Center in East Point from March 1 through March 17.

“It’s a peculiar thing,” Estes said. “When I was thinking about staging this, I would read the poem once, and I could see it in my head the way the lines break down. Then I would read it again on another day, and it would be a wash, and I couldn’t see anything dramatic. I went back and forth on whether it was really possible, and I decided to take the leap and figure it out.”

The resulting work features performers Kate Brown, Kayli Keppel, Erin O’Connor, Lindsey Sharpless and Mustapha Slack. It tells the story of a woman going through a breakup who returns home to visit her mother. She carries with her a copy of The Collected Works of Emily Brontë, and she tries to analyze the works — including Wuthering Heights — as a means of understanding the author and rediscovering herself.

“So it’s her life in relation to the work of Emily and the dark, Byronic characters of Emily’s world,” Estes said. (Benjamin Carr)

According to Her Zindagi, Jane Eyre 2006 is one of four romantic adaptations to watch if you liked One Day.

Jane Eyre (2006)

Based on a classic novel, ‘Jane Eyre’ is a TV series that revolves around the life of Jane, an orphan, who loves reading. She grows up to become the governess for Mr. Rochester at Thornfield Hall. They get attracted to each other, but for some reason, they cannot be together. (Rajoshi Purkait)

We love the 'for some reason'.