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Step into a whimsical world with Emperor of the Moon, a delightful restoration farce by a talented female playwright. Join Doctor Baliardo, a Neapolitan philosopher utterly captivated by the Moons mysteries. His obsession leads him to imagine a lunar realm, complete with its own inhabitants and governance, causing him to reject the suitors of his beloved daughter Elaria and niece Bellemante—two charming nephews of the Viceroy—believing them mere earthly beings. Experience the humor and intrigue as love battles against the backdrop of philosophical folly.

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Claire Messud discusses her New York Times Best Book of 2006 with fellow novelist Valerie Martin. The Emperor's Children is a brilliant contemporary novel of manners that puts under a magnifying glass the flawed ambitions of three college friends on the verge of their 30s, trying to make a place for themselves in New York. To set the tone for this enticing discussion, actress Hope Davis reads an excerpt from the book.