Beyond the Pages With Alice Austen

Spend the evening with Milwaukee novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Alice Austen. Listen as she shares the inspiration behind 33 Place Brugmann, sheds light on her creative process, and delves into why her novel resonates with readers today. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Books and refreshments will be available for purchase. Pick up your free tickets at the Civic Theatre box office, at www.waukeshacivictheatre.org, or at the door. Doors open at 6:00 PM.

Alice Austen won the John Cassavetes Award for her debut film Give Me Liberty. She is a past resident of the Royal Court Theatre and her internationally produced plays include Animal Farm, Water, Cherry Orchard Massacre, and Girls in the Boat. She studied creative writing under Seamus Heaney at Harvard, where she received her JD, after which she moved to Brussels and lived on Place Brugmann. Austen currently lives in Milwaukee and is working on a new film and her next novel.