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Year 34, No. 7
Celebrating 34 Years of Community News
October 10 – October 16, 2018
Quintessence Theatre Group Presents DVOC Presents Double-Bill of Children’s Operas Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” uintessence Theatre Group launches its ninth season of progressive classic theatre with a world premiere adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” Quintessence joins the 200th anniversary celebration of one of the world’s greatest horror stories with an original adaptation of Shelley’s timely tale of humanity’s obsession with knowledge and of the unintended consequences of sci-
Q AWB to Perform “Mary Poppins” Page 6
Performing in Quintessence Theatre Group’s production of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” are Michael Zlabinger (as Frankenstein) and Jake Blouch (as The Monster). Photo/Mark Garvin
Author’s Corner Features Annabel Liu Page 11
Tri-County Concerts Presents Clarinetist Narek Page 12
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entific innovation. Performances began September 26 and run through October 21, at the Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, PA 19119. To purchase tickets, call 215-987-4450 or visit www.QTGrep.org. After losing his mother to scarlet fever, Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist, buries himself in his studies to discover the source of life. At the university he secretly builds a human out of stolen corpses and succeeds in bringing life to the body, but he is horrified by the ugliness of his creation and what he perceives to be its innate evil. Abandoned, “the monster” sets on a quest to find love and to exact revenge on its creator. Following his celebrated performance in Sleuth at the Fulton Theatre, Michael Zlabinger makes his Philadelphia debut as the troubled genius Victor Frankenstein. His Monster is played by Philadelphia favorite and Barrymore Award winning actor Jake Blouch (The Wind in the Willows). People’s Light ensemble member Kevin Bergen (Uncle Vanya) returns to Quintessence as Victor’s father, New York’s Titan Theatre resident actor Leah Gabriel (Mother See Quintessence Theatre Group Presents “Frankenstein” page 4
Enjoy an afternoon of children’s operas November 4, produced by the Delaware Valley Opera Company, and featuring – Angelica Feliciano of Lafayette Hill; Kevin Durkin of Norristown; Rachel Martin of Delanco, NJ; Elise Bjordammen of Blue Bell; Emily Byrne of Fishtown (shown); Elizabeth Oliver of Roxborough; Faye Macey of Mt. Airy. he Delaware Valley Opera Company (DVOC) is excited to present a delightful double-bill of operas based on famous children’s stories on Sunday, November 4 at 4 p.m., at the Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center (VIPARC), 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, just off Main Street in Manayunk. The afternoon will include a costume contest with prizes, and a chance to meet the characters in costume after the show. The show begins with the beloved children’s book, “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge,” springing
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PAFA Presents First Major Retrospective of Artist Rina Banerjee he Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents its major fall exhibition, “Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World,” the first mid-career retrospective on the contemporary practice of Rina Banerjee, co-organized with the San José Museum of Art, California (SJMA). Known for her large-scale sculptures and installations made from materials sourced throughout the world, Banerjee’s works investigate the splintered experiences of identity, tradition, and culture, prevalent in diasporic communities. “Make Me a Summary of the World” will be on view to the public from October 27, 2018 through March 31, 2019 in the galleries at PAFA. It will be accompanied by extensive programming and a full-color, 160-page catalogue copublished with PAFA and SJMA.
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The exhibition will then open at SJMA from May 18, 2019 - October 6, 2019 before embarking on a national tour. Rina Banerjee’s “Take me, take me, take me…to the Palace of love,” 2003, plastic, wood chair, steel and copper framework, floral picks, foam balls, cowrie shells, quilting pins, moss, stone globe, glass, synthentic fabric, fake birds, 13 x 13 x 18 ft. “Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World” will be on view to the public from October 27, 2018 through March 31, 2019 in the galleries at PAFA. Banerjee (born 1963) is one of the most important artists of the post-colonial Indian diaspora living in the United States and her See “Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World”page 8