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The Bookstore

Stacked books with a black heart on top and an orange background.
By Adam Szymkowicz
Directed by Nick Conti
Diamond Theater, Zoellner Arts Center

The future of a whimsical, almost magical bookstore is uncertain after the owner dies and leaves the shop to her niece Rachel. Rachel has a job in New York City that doesn't pay her enough and a fiancé that won't stop calling. She doesn't have the time or patience to run a bookstore, so when real estate magnate Max Brewer offers her more money than she can imagine to turn the store into an apartment complex, her choice seems like a no-brainer. But as the shop works its magic on her and she gets to know the eccentric employees and clientele, she starts to wonder: Can you really put a price on a beloved community bookstore?

Gallery
Three actresses talking to each other next to a poster.
Marie grandly presents Rachel with a gift, as Candice holds it reluctantly.
Actors talking on a the second floor balcony of a bookshelf.
Jamie and Also Jamie stand together among the stacks, navigating the complexities of their relationship in the quiet corners of the bookstore.
Actor singing to an actress from a bookshelf ladder.
Greg tries to impress Dr. Hern as he takes a ride on the bookstore ladder to make his point.
Actress dressed in a costume with his hand on her hip standing next to another actress sitting on a chair.
A man in Elizabethan garb greets Candace, adding a touch of absurd humor to the everyday world of The Bookstore.
Three actresses talking to each other next to a poster.
Actors talking on a the second floor balcony of a bookshelf.
Actor singing to an actress from a bookshelf ladder.
Actress dressed in a costume with his hand on her hip standing next to another actress sitting on a chair.

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