“The Belle of Amherst”
by William Luce

A Tony Award Winning One Woman Play
Based on the life of Emily Dickinson

Starring Kathleen Mary Mulligan,
noted actor and Ithaca College professor

An artist talk-back will follow the performance 

"The Belle of Amherst,” a Tony Award Winning play by William Luce, and directed by Norman Johnson, brings the poet Emily Dickinson to life for modern audiences. "Based on Dickinson’s life from 1830 to1886, the play is set in her Amherst, Massachusetts home and makes use of her work, diaries, and letters to explore both the agony of her infamous seclusion with moments of joy amid the people closest to her."

Kathleen Mulligan (Actor and Producer) is a Professor of Voice and Speech at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY.  She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors. Acting credits include The Acting Company (national tour), American Repertory Theater, The Huntington Theatre Company, and PCPA Theatrefest in Santa Maria, CA.  She has performed The Belle of Amherst in Lebanon, Laos, and across northern India while on a Fulbright-Nehru grant in 2023.

For tickets, please go to FUSF.org and click on “Upcoming Events.”  Ticket prices are: Adults - $20, and Students (18 and under or with a valid student ID) - $10.  Tickets will also be sold at the door.  Accepted payments include: Cash, check, or credit card.  

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