Emily September 11, 2009

By the time she was 30, Emily Dickinson had so isolated herself from the world that she never left the house and rarely accepted visitors. Many have hypothesized why, suggesting madness, scorned love, or secret homosexuality. EMILY looks at the events and relationships in Dickinson’s life, and presents these as possible pieces to the puzzle. It offers Emily's poetic voice as a glimpse of her true self: her passionate spirituality, vigorous intellect, courageous sense of humor, and wounded heart.

EMILY was originally workshopped at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, Canada, (www.pacifictheatre.org.)

EMILY stars ELIZABETH A. DAVIS who has received high acclaim for her work:
• “Elizabeth A. Davis...keep[s] up the incredibly high bar...with china-like fragility."– News Today (DOUBT with Alan Campbell (Sunset Boulevard) and Dale Soules (Grey Gardens)
• “The talented cast…winsome Elizabeth A. Davis, bring out all of the right colors.”– Variety (DIRTY BUSINESS at Florida Stage)
• "Elizabeth A. Davis’s haunted gaze draws our sympathy for Varya.”– Show Biz Weekly (THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Theatre Row)
• "The other fine performances, Elizabeth A. Davis captures the little-girl loneliness and winsome sexuality of Curley's wife."- Back Stage (OF MICE AND MEN at Urban Stages)

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EMILY plays the following schedule through Sunday, September 27:
Wednesday at 8pm
Thursday at 8pm
Friday at 8pm
Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 2pm

There will be added performances on Tuesday, Sept 22, 8pm and Wednesday, Sept 23, 2pm.

Running time: 2 hours with an intermission

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