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Quintessence Theatre Group Presents James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room, adapted by Benjamin Sprunger and Paul Oakley Stovall
The first-ever stage adaptation of a James Baldwin novel comes to Mt. Airy
With exclusive rights to the first stage adaptation ever approved by the Baldwin estate, Quintessence Theatre Group delivers a steamy, affecting treatise on the politics of queer love and desire with Giovanni’s Room. nat čermák reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents R. Eric Thomas’s Glitter in the Glass
Siblings face off under the legacy of a Confederate monument
R. Eric Thomas’s Glitter in the Glass gets its East Coast premiere at South Philly’s Theatre Exile in a hilarious and thought-provoking production directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson. Krista Mar reviews.
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Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite present Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair’s Square Go
Two popular pub-style theater series collide
In their first collaboration, Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite unite their popular pub-themed performance styles with the Philly premiere of Square Go, a production about two Scottish teen boys facing a fight. Chhaya Nayyar reviews.
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Kayala’s Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook, by Nok Suntaranon with Natalie Jesionka
An authentic yet accessible guide for home cooks inspired by Kalaya
In Kayala’s Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook, acclaimed chef Nok Suntaranon shares the flavors of her award-winning Kalaya restaurant with home cooks who want to try their hand at authentic Southern Thai cuisine. An Nichols reviews.
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Philadelphia: A Narrative History, by Paul Kahan
Understanding our city’s history is key to grappling with America’s present
From the Delaware Valley’s earliest inhabitants to the “reform” movements and anti-urbanism of today, Philadelphia: A Narrative History is a window on the American experiment—especially as centuries-old attitudes persist. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Mendell Station, by J.B. Hwang
A touching story about grief, friendship, and working-class life in the pandemic
J.B. Hwang’s debut novel, out this July, follows a woman who upends her career as she grieves for her best friend, exploring female friendship and working-class lives in the early days of Covid-19. Krista Mar reviews.
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Theatres of the Body: Dance and Discourse in Antebellum Philadelphia, by Lynn Matluck Brooks
A charged history through the lens of dance
In Theatres of the Body, professor, editor, author, and dance scholar Lynn Matluck Brooks dives into a history of Philadelphia, and the America it influenced, through the lens of dance in the 19th century. Kimberly Haas reviews.
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minato sketches, by Sharon White
A tsunami of musings
Temple professor and multi-genre writer Sharon White’s latest work of fiction, minato sketches, takes the reader on a rich and poetic interior journey with a woman recovering from a stroke. Crystal Sparrow reviews.
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The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits, by Jennifer Weiner
No one gets you like your sister
Jennifer Weiner's novel follows two sisters from Philly who achieve music stardom in the early 2000s, leading to an estrangement in the present day. It's a relatable story of sisters, mothers, lovers, and the search for self. Emily Savidge reviews.
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Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians: Painting the Athens of America, by Peter Conn
The painter who captured Philly at the center of American culture
Notable historian, professor, and author Peter Conn reflects on Philly as the Athens of America in his illuminating and rewarding new book exploring the work of 19th-century portraitist Thomas Sully and the city he lived in. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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