The Loss World Monologues Returns
An Enhanced Book Reading by Kelly Z with original Music
April 11 2019
5:30 p.m.
Park Street UMC,
120 Park St, Belmont, NC
Free
The Loss World is a love story that survived death.
This emotional journey through grief and into hope features Kelly Zirbes, who reads the personal accounts of survival from the book and the stage play by Mary London Szpara. The performance is more than spoken word, as Kelly punctuates the readings with her original music and songs written specifically for this work. A prolific songwriter, Zirbes and Szpara combined forces to bring this new art form to the public for book readings, stage performances and house concerts, as well as private organizations. It offers a look into the cycle of grief where audience reaction is anything but neutral.
The Loss World published in 2013 by Mary London Szpara was based on journals that chronicled life after the death of her husband. The book soon was adapted to stage in mid 2015 as “The Loss World Monologues.” Nine women of various ages grappled with the twists and turns of life after the death of a partner in a 2 night run black box performance in Charlotte, NC.
A new version was performed in September 2018 as the Gaston Arts Council Creative Pollinators kicked off their third season in Gaston County. The Loss World Monologues 2.0 with Kelly Z began a new era of this emotional journey through grief and into hope.
Prior to the performance on April 11, art pieces created by local arts, on canvas, in clay etc, will be viewed. These pieces will depict the artists’ interpretation of several of the key phrases used in the performance. It is a collaborative effort between author/playwright, singer/songwriter, and visual art.
TLWM 2.0 is now touring with Kelly Z. The one hour performance is followed by a Q & A session with both Kelly and Mary.
Charlotte on the Cheap is a member of 
