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As Stone, the first woman to play professionally in the Negro Leagues, Jennifer Mogbock is a force of nature.

The lights dim dramatically as the sounds of seagulls float over the audience and Phillis Wheatley, played by Adreyanua Jean-Louis, struts down the aisle exuding power and gracefulness.  “Phillis in Boston,” is a one-act play detailing the publication of famous author Wheatley’s collection of poems, exploring themes of racism, guilt and victory during her career....

What seems like a love and lust triangle turns into something much more in the coproduction between the Huntington Theatre Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective, says theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.