Monthly Archives: February 2016

When She Had Wings Playwright: Suzan Zeder Director: Nick Saldivar Movement: Nick Saldivar & Elizabeth Magas Rehearsal Period: April 5th – May 17th, Evenings and Weekend. Performances: May 17th – 7:00 pm May 18th, 19th, & 20th – 9:00 am & 11:30 am May 21st – 11:00 am & 2:00 pm May 22nd – 2:00… Continue reading →

As far as we know, this is the first time that Long Wharf has an all female cast, design, and production team. How did you choose the team for Having Our Say? Jade King Carroll All of the designers are designers I worked with about two years ago at Two Rivers on Trouble In Mind…. Continue reading →

LWT: Can you talk more about the relationship that you have with playwright Emily Mann? Jade King Carroll: I have a show running at her theatre right now. (The Piano Lesson.) I can’t remember meeting her. My father collaborated with her on a musical called Betsy Brown during the first decade of my life. I… Continue reading →

You have a particularly personal connection Having Our Say. What can you tell us about your history with this play? My father wrote the original music to the original production at the McCarter Theatre as well as when it transferred to Broadway. So I was able to be with him during tech week during some… Continue reading →

1889 Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany is born on September 18th. Benjamin Harrison is the 23rd President of the United States. ∙ It has been 24 years since the end of the Civil War. ∙ There are 42 states in the Union. 1891 Annie Elizabeth “Bessie” Delany is born on September 3rd. Streetcars in the South… Continue reading →

The lives of Sadie and Bessie Delany spanned the entirety of the 20th century. When they tell the story of their lives in Having Our Say more than a few famous names pop up along the way. Here are 18 of the historical people the sisters mention we thought you might want to brush up… Continue reading →

Long Wharf Theatre is seeking school-aged performers for its second annual Moments and Minutes Festival, held April 12, 2016 at 7 pm. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2016. Long Wharf’s 2nd annual Moments & Minutes Festival is a celebration of our community’s youth. The evening will showcase visual art, spoken word poetry, and… Continue reading →