Inside Two River

Led by Artistic Director John Dias, participants in Two River’s third annual Shakespeare play-reading group will read the full text of Twelfth Night out loud, and discuss its language and meaning over the course of three successive nights.

Taking place in 1904, Gem of the Ocean follows Aunt Ester as she guides the first generations of African Americans tasked with defining themselves outside the horrors of slavery. In this book club, we will discuss cultural memory, community, ritual, and legacy.

Hailing from San Diego California, poet David Tomas Martinez has won numerous prizes and fellowships for his work including a Pushcart Prize, New England BookFestival’s prize in poetry, the Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award, the Verlaine Poetry Prize, and an NEA Fellowship.

When his father goes missing, twenty-two-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his uncle George—publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide—and his childhood friend Letitia.