"When we are young, what happens is not nearly as important as what we think happens.
Perhaps that is true even when we are not so young."
- from Robert Ebert's 1995 review
of the film "Hope and Glory"
Jeanie Bradner, Professor, VCU A warm spirit, humor, nostalgia and insightful characterizations of real people are offered by Linda Rae in her monologues; her performances are a deep, dramatic source of bittersweet pleasure and feminine philosophy. Mitzi Humphry, Visual Artist Linda Rae is a delightful writer and storyteller. Through her "creative memoir" genre, Linda Rae is at once entertaining and vulnerable, as she invites her audience into the most hilarious and personal of all spaces - her childhood. I always look forward to my visits to West Monroe... Christy Tennant, Performing Artist & Worship Leader, NYC Linda Rae has a unique way of sizing up her northeast Louisiana childhood with an entertaining and zany bend. Although some of the memories allow you to see that her past was not always the ideal, her humor completely offsets any of the dreariness you might expect. Being from Louisiana myself (but a mere hour and a half from Wes' Monroe) I laugh heartily at the way she nails her characters and "the way it is" in good old Dixieland. Laura Loe, Oil Painter Linda writes and reads stories from her experiences that are pitch perfect in capturing the time and place of the South through the eyes of her childhood. Some are poignant, some out right hilarious. The two times I've seen her, she brought down the house. She is a gentle, but sharp observer of the human condition and of her kooky family dynamics. Jim Doyle, Research Administrator VCU School of Nursing As a professional storyteller, there's nothing I enjoy more than hearing someone tell a tale and do it well. Linda Rae--what a gift she has! In one sentence she can take me by the hand and lead me to the magic and mystery, the laughter and tears of her Louisiana childhood. J. Hayden Hollingsworth, M.D. Heart Sounds--A Life Beyond . . . . Linda Rae Johnson is a charmer, casting her spell with down home tales of the South. I can feel the sweaty heat and imagine the long fingers of hanging moss on my back when she speaks of her family and friends in rural Louisiana. And music, there is always music, in her voice and from the radio playing Elvis. John Bailey, Professional Artist From the very first time Linda Rae brought her Ouachita Girl to Artspace Gallery, she has kept her full house audiences coming back for more... brilliantly poignant and fun from set, dress, and program design to performance -- on the mark entertainment! Marian Hollowell, a founding member of Artspace Gallery and it's performance series All content on this site is copyright of Linda Rae Johnson | ||||||||||
