Giovanni’s Room
It’s the world premiere of James Baldwins’ book Giovanni’s Room. Adapted for the stage by Paul Oakley Stovall and Benjamin Sprunger. Only the second time James Baldwin’s Estate has given permission for his work to be adapted for stage or screen.
In the groundbreaking 1956 novel, a beautiful young American travels to Paris with his girlfriend to deliberate their future marriage. In the city of lights David discovers a vibrant queer community and falls in love with Giovanni. Unsettled by the discovery of an erotic nature in himself and scared by the newfound force of his desire and passion. David is unable to imagine a future with Giovanni and disappears into his past self, setting off a series of fatal tragic events.
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