Food for Thought: Passion Play
Schedule
Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers | Youngstown, OH
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Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at Noble Creature, 126 E. Rayen. Haven't read the book yet? No worries.
The December title is Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl. This book is available at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, and POP Arts, Book, Culture via Bookshop. https://bookshop.org/
"PASSION PLAY
Pen American award; The Fourth Freedom Forum Playwriting Award from The Kennedy Center
This intimate epic occurs at the timely intersection of politics and religion, centered on a community of players rehearsing their annual staging of the Easter Passion in three different eras: 1575 Northern England, just before Queen Elizabeth outlaws the ritual; 1934 Oberammergau, Bavaria, as Hitler is rising to power; and Spearfish, South Dakota, from the time of Vietnam through Reagan’s presidency. In each period, the players grapple with the transformative nature of art, and politics are never far in the background."
https://www.sarahruhlplaywright.com/plays/view/PASSION-PLAY/
Upcoming titles in this series:
January (speculative fiction) Bewilderment by Richard Powers
February (memoir) There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
March (novel) Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
April (novel) Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
May (novel) State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
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Where is it happening?
Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers, 126 E Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH 44503-1619, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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