Having Our Say

BOOK YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE EARLY & SAVE $5! Centenarian sisters Sadie and Bessie Delany welcome us into their home to share an amazing story. They tell us about their eventful lives, how they fought injustices big and small, overcoming the racial strife of the 20th century with their charm, warmth, and dignity intact. They share a personal family tale of people who yearned to do the right thing, and strove towards it with every ounce of their beings.  BY EMILY MANN ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY SARAH L. DELANY AND A. ELIZABETH DELANY WITH AMY HILL HEARTH DIRECTED BY JADE KING CARROLL A CO-PRODUCTION WITH HARTFORD STAGE FEBRUARY 17 – MARCH 13 CLAIRE TOW STAGE IN THE C. NEWTON SCHENCK III THEATRE    GET $5 OFF TIX Buy Now & Save $5.  Use Code: OURSAY  (some restrictions apply – expires 2/12/16) M E E T   T H E   A C T O R S BRENDA PRESSLEY Dr. Bessie Delany Brenda Pressley’s Broadway credits includeThe Lyons, The American Plan, Cats andDreamgirls. She counts The First Breeze of Summer, Seven Guitars, And the World Goes Round, Blues in the Night and Mom, How did you meet the Beatles? among her Off-Broadway credits. On TV Pressley appeared on “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “New York Undercover,” and she starred opposite Olivia Cole in Oprah Winfrey’s “Brewster Place.” OLIVIA COLE Sadie Delany Olivia Cole won an Emmy Award for her performance in the 1977 miniseries “Roots,” and she was nominated for another Emmy Award for “Backstairs at the White House.” Her many Broadway credits include The School for Scandal, You Can’t Take It With You and The Merchant of Venice. Heroes, Coming Home and First Sunday are among her films. On TV she also starred opposite Brenda Pressley in Oprah Winfrey’s “Brewster Place.” View this email in your browser Copyright © 2016 Long Wharf Theatre, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have requested information from Long Wharf Theatre Our mailing address is: Long Wharf Theatre 222 Sargent Drive New Haven, CT 06511 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences       2015-16 SEASON TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR