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The Scramble Welcomes Adam Gopnik

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Adam Gopnik

The Most Beautiful Room in New York is a new play by The New Yorker essayist Adam Gopnik. It's about home and food and family, and is influenced by Gopnik's five years as a Paris correspondent discovering the meaning of food in his own life.

Gopnik is a man of many interests, including his insightful and incisive commentary on history and political life. He believes there's no point in studying history if we do not take some lesson from it.

Most Americans alive today take democratic civilization for granted. Gopnik reminds us that democracy is a fragile thing that can easily turn to brutality and barbarism. Whether that happens in America under President Trump depends on which of two competing forces wins out: those trying mightily to undermine truth and our democratic institutions, or people with the moral courage to get in their way. 

The Most Beautiful Room in New York is at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven through May 28. You can purchase tickets at longwharf.org.

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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