A LOVE TRIANGLE OF A BYGONE ERA | Reading Series

A Non-Fiction Reading Series Spotlighting the Intertwined Lives of Susan Sontag, Harriet Sohmers Zwerling, and Maria Irene Fornes.

Join Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) for a lively discussion of the intersecting love lives of Harriet Sohmers Zwerling (1928-2019), Susan Sontag (1933-2004), and Maria Irene Fornes (1930-2018) as documented in the diaries and journals of Zwerling and Sontag.

During two in-person gatherings at Ann’s Florist and Coffee Bar, TCT’s Artistic Director, Nicole Stodard, will help guide the group’s conversation about the creative and romantic journeys of these three fascinating women during the 1950s and early 1960s. Zwerling was a nude model and writer; Sontag was a critic, essayist, and novelist; Fornes was a master playwright of more than 40 plays and is now celebrated as the mother of the OffOffBroadway theatre movement.

Ann’s Florist and Coffee Bar offers an assortment of food (from savory to sweet) and drink options (from espressos to espresso martinis) that participants may purchase upon arrival. For a complete menu, visit their website. TCT has reserved a lovely large table (seats 12) and some surrounding seating–indoors (yes, with AC 😀). Seating is limited; registration for this event is, therefore, required. You must register for each session you will attend.

Brief Optional Info Session
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 6:30-7:00pm
Location: Zoom
Meet the host and fellow participants and ask any questions related to authors/texts that will be discussed.

Session 1
Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Ann’s Florist and Coffee Bar
Address: 1001 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Text: Abroad: An Expatriates Diaries, 1950-1959 by Harriet Sohmers Zwerling

Session 2
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Ann’s Florist and Coffee Bar
Address: 1001 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Text: Sontag’s diaries, journals, and notebooks, edited by her son David Rieff

***Please note that registration for all events is non-refundable.***