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the truth, another man who cannot tell a lie, all decked out in fiendish wordplay with a hint of the naughty. In previews now, officially open as of Nov. 7 and set for a run through Dec. 2 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow. 215-829-0395 for tickets and special post- show discussions. • An East coast premiere at Walking Fish Theatre is B. Someday Productions’ “Problem Child” by George F. Walker, “a comedy about things that aren’t funny”, set in a seedy motel room. In the cast, Gina Martino, Matt Shell IV, Aru Nagarajan and Michelle Pauls, staged by Stan Heleva. Nov. 2 through 17. 2598 Frankford Ave. 215-427-9255. • The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival is up and run- ning from Nov. 3 through Nov. 18, “highlighting and exploring the diversity of the Jewish experience as portrayed in independent feature films and docu- mentaries from around the globe.” This year’s 32nd season includes more than
twenty feature films from Argentina, France, Ger- many, Israel, Russia, the UK and the USA. The opening night show at 7:30 p.m. is the French The Day I Saw Your Heart. Sponsored by the Gershman Y, Broad and Pine. 215-545-4400, and at
www.pjff.org • Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” takes center stage at the Academy of Vocal Arts at 1920 Spruce on Nov. 3, 8 and 10 with different casts performing at differ- ent times, then repeated on Nov. 13 and 15 at Haverford School’s Centennial Hall and on Nov. 17 in War- rington, PA, all at 7:30 p.m. In the Center City perfor- mances the Barber Figaro is sung by Steven La Brie and Christian Bowers, Rosina by Sydney Mancasola and Shel- ley Jackson, and Count Al- maviva by Diego Silva and Mackenzie Whitney. Marc Verzatt is Stage Director, Richard Raub conducts the AVA Opera Orchestra. In Italian with English super- titles and fully costumed. 215- 735-1685. • The Annenberg Center’s Asian Roots series gets its
Thursday, November 1, at 5:30 p.m. Penn Professor
Thadious M. Davis Presenting:
Southscapes:
Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature
In this innovative approach to southern literary cultures, Tadious Davis analyzes how black southern writers use their spa- tial location to articulate the vexed connections between society and environment, particularly under segregation and its legacies.
Basing her analysis on texts by Ernest Gaines, Richard Wright, Alice Walker, Natasha Trethewey, Olympia Vernon, Brenda Ma- rie Osbey, Sybil Kein, and others, Davis reveals how these writers reconstitute racial exclusion as creative black space, rather than a site of trauma and resistance. Utilizing the social and political separation epitomized by segregation to forge a spatial and racial vantage point, Davis argues, allows these writers to imagine and represent their own subject matter and aesthetic concerns.
Tadious M. Davis is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of Ameri- can Social Tought and professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.
Tis event is being held in conjunction with the Penn Center for Afri- cana Studies. Light refreshments will be provided.
seasonal start on Nov. 3 when renowned classical In- dian dancer Rama Vaidya- nathan performs the ancient Indian dance form of Bhara- ta Natyam which combines complex footwork, abstract movements and elaborate mime, accompanied by background vocals, violin and percussion from the Indian mridangam. 3680 Walnut. 215-898-3900. • Adele Anthony, conduc- tor and violinist, presents an All Bach program with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on Nov. 4 at 2:30 p.m. and Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m., including the Suite No. 1, the Violin Concerto No. 2 and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Cen- ter, Broad and Spruce. 215- 545-1739. • The Idiopathic Ridiculopa- thy Consortium presents John Pielmeier’s “Impas- sioned Embraces (pieces of love and theatre)” from Nov. 4 to 28, directed by Tina Brock and featur- ing John D’Alonzo, Emily Kleimo, Lou Seitchik, Col- leen Hughes, Sarah Schol, David Stanger and James Kiesel, “hilarious twists and absurdities in nine short works spotlighting the
lighter side of the award- winning author of ‘Agnes of God’...a witty revue of the trials and terrors of love and life”. 7:30 p.m., L’Etage Cabaret, 6th and Bainbridge. 215-285-0472. • BalletX is back “with un- precedented collaborations and world premieres” from Nov. 7 to 11 at the Wilma Theater where they are the resident dance company. On the program, the East coast premiere of Matthew Neenan’s “Switch Phase”, and world premieres by Kate Watson-Wallace and Mauro Astolfi. Six per- formances only including weekend matinees. The final performance on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. will also mark the final BalletX appearance by retir- ing founding member and dancer Tara Keating, who has danced in every produc- tion since the inception of the company and has also appeared with national and international dance com- panies including ten years with Pennasylvania Ballet. A sad moment for dance en- thusiasts. Broad and Spruce. 215-546-7824 for tickets and information about pre-show Q & A on Nov. 7 and 10. •
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demon body murdered be- cause of some- thing stolen from one of the high-ranked demons. When he reveals that he gave it to Bobby, Bobby has to fend off killers, unless he finds the ob- ject, discovers why souls are vanishing. There’s corrup- tion in both heaven and hell. I’m look- ing forward to Bobby’s next case.
Bob Nailor and Jack Franklin create a credible ver- sion of what Bram Stoker might have written today, especially if he located Dracula not in Transylvania, but in the Amazon jungle. The fun of
Ancient Blood: The Ama- zon (paper from Damna- tion Books LLC ) isn’t the Indi- an tribe turned vampire, nor is it Ejup, a vam- pire who came to the Amazon with Pizarro. It’s the anthro- pology team sent indirectly by a secret arm of the Church, that seems
lost without their cell phones in the deep jungle and spends too much time ignoring the obvious supernatural explanation despite mem- bers of their group carried away by gi- ant bats and members of the tribe who have to put mud on during the day to protect
themselves from the sun. I’m looking forward to the sequel.
Brenda Cooper tells of The Creative Fire (paper from Pyr) a starship al- most home that’s been on route for four centuries. It’s starting to fall apart and we meet Ruby when the ceiling of the Park breaks and a man from the blue caste falls into her gray area. The leadership (greens) are preoccupied with managing any spoils that might come from the cargo loaded by their ancestors Fox, after hear- ing her sing, rescues her from the gray area and molds her singing voice.
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