Deep Dish Book Discussions

Deep Dish Theater Company Hosts Discussion of

"Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl

CHAPEL HILL – The Deep Dish Theater Company will host an informal discussion of Marisha Pessl's acclaimed novel "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Presented in conjunction with the theater’s world-premeiere production of "The Gratitude of Wasps," which will be performed that evening at 8 p.m., the talk will take place in Tyndall Galleries in University Mall. The discussion will be led by Bonnie Brzozowski and is free and open to the public; no prior attendance or registration is required.

"Special Topics in Calamity Physics," is the acclaimed first novel of Asheville native Marisha Pessl. The New York Times said of Pessl’s comic coming of age/mystery novel that "[h]er exhilarating synthesis of the classic and the modern, frivolity and fate -- Pnin meets The O.C. -- is a poetic act of will," and named it one of the ten best books of the year.

Ms. Brzozowski is the Circulation Supervisor at the Carrboro Cybrary and is a student in Library Science at UNC-CH.

The Deep Dish Theater Company’s production of "The Gratitude of Wasps," a new comic drama by Durham playwright Adam Sobsey, will be presented from Thursday, April 26, through Saturday, May 19. For reservations and information, please call 968-1515.

Deep Dish Theater Company is located in Chapel Hill’s University Mall, located on Estes Drive and US 15-501. Thursday through Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. There will also be a special early show at 7:30 on Wednesday, May 16. Tickets for all performances are $16, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students.