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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....
Picks for Oct. 19-22 includes the return of OMAI's Passing the Mic, featuring Hip Hop Arts Residency Program participant Shannon Matesky; Kanopy Dance's 'Shades of Light' features premieres by Tadej Brdnik.
Annual Schewe Lecture by University of Iowa assistant professor Tara A. Bynum (in relation to "On Various Subjects: 250 Years of Phillis Wheatley" exhibit at UW Memorial Library-Room 976).
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 16-19 includes a concert by Netherlands avant-garde composer Jaap Blonk; a talk by Mailboat mystery series author Danielle Lincoln Hanna.
By Jay Moschella, Curator of Rare Books at the Boston Public Library. Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753-1784) was an early American…