Emily Dickinson Show
“Conversations With Emily Dickinson”

Converse with this remarkable poet.  Enjoy a slice of Victorian life as the poet/performer putters about her imaginary Amherst, Massachusetts’ kitchen baking bread and concocting poems.  Watch the visit unfold or even help dramatize Dickinson’s luxurious and sometimes humorous verse.  In this interactive portrayal, actress Belinda West uses many of Dickinson’s own words.   The program moves from poem to poem exploring such themes as Nature, Love and Eternity. 

 Shows available for children, adults or general audiences.
Average Show Length:  40-60 minutes

Dorothy Hancock Show
“Mrs. John Hancock: A Woman’s View of the
American Revolution”

Meet the woman who captured the heart of Colonial America’s most desirable bachelor, the wealthy and influential John Hancock.  Listen to her views on the colonies’ evolving troubles with England.  Belinda West is Dorothy Quincy Hancock.  Her stories add a fresh twist to familiar historic events, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Boston Tea Party, and the first hours of the Revolutionary War in Lexington, MA.

 Shows available for children, adults or general audiences.
Average Show Length:  40-60 minutes

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