A. Lewis

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BSR Contributor Since May 30, 2025

A. Lewis (she/her) is a Pennsylvania writer, an avid theatergoer, and a graduate of Rutgers Law School.

Ms. Lewis is a native of Pennsylvania. She received her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, where she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and a student attorney in the Mortgage Foreclosure Clinic. She received her B.A., cum laude, in psychology from Temple University where she wrote for the lifestyle section of The Temple News.

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Book cover: title in gold over a close-up photo of a woman in a navy blazer with a gold pineapple pin on the lapel.

True Hospitality: Lessons Learned from Behind the Concierge Desk, by Jamie Cooperstein

A real-life Rittenhouse Hotel concierge shares her unexpected career journey
Debut Philly author Jamie Cooperstein started her career as a journalist before grasping an opportunity in the hospitality field, and she never looked back. Now she shares the journey to finding her own niche. A. Lewis reviews.

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Headshot of Moore, a smiling Black woman with luxuriant hair and an orange jacket, crossing her arms on her chest.

Philly Fringe 2025: Dr. Karen Moore presents Kindled by Nina: A Four-Women Requiem Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood

A love letter to Black women
Kindled by Nina is a new interpretation of Nina Simone’s iconic song “Four Women,” using spoken word, projected film, and music to honor historic and contemporary Black womanhood. A. Lewis reviews.

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Reviews 3 minute read
Teshi, a Black woman with long curly red hair, stands grimly behind a table marked “Tihaira,” a misspelling of her name.

Philly Fringe 2025: Taahira Teshi presents The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It)

One woman’s mental-health struggle tells an important story for everyone
A new Fringe show by interdisciplinary artist Taahira Teshi mixes monologues, sing-alongs, and bluesy ballads to explore one college student’s mental-health journey and racial inequities in care. A. Lewis reviews.

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Reviews 3 minute read
Snapp, a white woman with long brown hair, stands spreading her arms in a hospital gown.

Philly Fringe 2025: Anna Snapp presents I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow

Healing through storytelling
After years of performing a solo show about her own medical and mental health struggles (for international Fringe audiences as well as doctors), Anna Snapp brings I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow to the Philly Fringe. A. Lewis reviews.

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Reviews 3 minute read
Five cast members in 1920s formal wear pose together, on an Art Deco stage with giant human silhouettes behind.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Marilyn Campbell-Lowe and Paul Oakley Stovall’s Fire!!

Celebrating America’s first all-Black literary magazine
Quintessence opens its new season with Fire!!, a world-premiere interdisciplinary show inspired by giants of the Harlem Renaissance and America’s first all-Black literary magazine. A. Lewis reviews.

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Reviews 4 minute read