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CHAPEL HILL – The Deep Dish Theater Company will host an informal discussion of Julia Alvarez’s “How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents” on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Presented in conjunction with the theater’s production of “The Clean House,” which will be performed that evening at 7:30 p.m., the talk will take place in Tyndall Galleries in University Mall. The discussion will be led by Drs. Evelyn Daniel and David Carr and is free and open to the public; no prior attendance or registration is required.

A collection of stories about a Dominican family forced to leave their homeland for New York, “How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents” spans 30 years and multiple points of view, focusing on the Garcia daughters' struggle to assimilate into North American society, and the clashes between Hispanic and American cultures that result. The New York Times, who named it a Notable Book, said it "beautifully captured the threshold experience of the new immigrant, where the past is not yet a memory and the future remains an anxious dream."

The book was recently at the center of controversy in Johnston County, where its content was deemed unfit for teenaged readers.  It was subsequently pulled from the public high school libraries and classrooms.

Dr. Daniel and Dr. Carr both teach and do research in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-CH.  For the Deep Dish Theater, they have led discussions of such books as Julian Barnes’ “Arthur and George,” Saul Bellow’s “Mr. Sammler’s Planet,” Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed,” and Ernest J. Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying.”  Dr. Carr has also read a variety of pieces for the theater’s Short Story evenings.

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 2 p.m.  There will also be a special early show at 7:30 on Wednesday, September 12. Tickets for all performances are $16, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students.

For more information on Deep Dish Theater Company, call 968-1515 or visit the Deep Dish website at www.deepdishtheater.org.