Lucia Berlin: Stories

Jeri Lynn Cohen "contemplating alcohol". Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Delia MacDougall, Ryan Williams French. Doing the crossword. Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Phil Wong, Ryan Williams French, Gendell Hernández, Norman Gee. Mrs. Y and her entourage Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Delia MacDougall, Indiia Wilmott, Ryan Williams French, Phil Wong, Gendell Hernández, Cassidy Brown. "Code Blue." Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Jeri Lynn Cohen, Indiia Wilmott "Joking around in the ER." Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Jeri Lynn Cohen, Gendell Hernández. "Lucia comforts Mr. Adderly." Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

Ryan Williams French. Otis takes a call. Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Indiia Wilmott, Gendell Hernández. Marlene tells Zeff off. Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Indiia Wilmott, Gendell Hernández, Phil Wong, Jeri Lynn Cohen. "Don't think." Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Norman Gee, Jeri Lynn Cohen. "The dark night of the soul." Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

Jeri Lynn Cohen. Alone with a bottle. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R: Norman Gee, Indiia Wilmott, Phil Wong, Ryan Williams French, Gendell Hernández. Officer Wong attempts to write a ticket. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Indiia Wilmott, Norman Gee, Jeri Lynn Cohen, Gendell Hernández, Ryan Williams French."Good times in the Chevy Corsair." Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Phil Wong, Indiia Wilmott, Gendell Hernández. Prison time is endless. Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Gendell Hernández, Norman Gee, Cassidy Brown. Willie recites Shakespeare. Video art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

L-R Cassidy Brown, Phil Wong. Vee de la Range recites a poem. Video Art: Naomie Kremer. Word for Word's Lucia Berlin: Stories; photo credit, Julie Schuchard

The Author, Lucia Berlin - Albuquerque, New Mexico,1962 Photo: Buddy Berlin (© 2015 Literary Estate of Lucia Berlin LP)

The Author, Lucia Berlin - Albuquerque, New Mexico,1962 Photo: Buddy Berlin (© 2015 Literary Estate of Lucia Berlin LP)

Marcus Shelby, composer of the score of Lucia Berlin: Stories<

Marcus Shelby, composer of the score of Lucia Berlin: Stories<

Caption: Lucia contemplates her books to stop her panic. Jeri Lynn Cohen. Photo credit: Julie Schuchard

Officer Wong interrogates Lucia. Credit: L-R: Jeri Lynn Cohen, Phil Wong

Caption: Chaz ponders how he got here Credit: Cassidy Brown; Photo credit: Julie Schuchard

Karate Kid tells Chaz about a death Credit: L-R: Cassidy Brown, Phil Wong, Gendell Hernandez Photo credit: Julie Schuchard

Champ and Little Ripple check out street life Credit: L-R Norman Gee, Gendell Hernandez. Photo credit, Julie Schuchard

Officer Wong hears the excuses of the street Credit: L-R Gendell Hernandez, Jeri Lynn Cohen, Norman Gee, Phil Wong. Photo credit: Julie Schuchard

Mrs. Bevins' writing class Credit: L-R: Cassidy Brown, Jeri Lynn Cohen, Norman Gee, Phil wong. Photo credit: Julie Schuchard

Doing the commuter crossword Credit: Norman Gee; Projection by Naomie Kremer, Set sculpture by Oliver DiCicco. Photo credit Julie Schuchard