A stunning theatrical event; educational, entertaining, affordable and easy to book.

The  T o n y - A w a r d   winning play about  E m i l y   D i c k i n s o n   by  W i l l i a m   L u c e

   

Past Sponsors, Reviews & Recommendations

For literary scholars and novices alike, The Belle of Amherst offers a unique insight into the life, loves and inspirations of one of America's finest poets.
   

 Sponsors

and Reviews

Selected List

underlined names are linked to full texts

"The poetry is smoothly integrated into the dialogue and Wadkins shifts between the two with effortless ease."

The Oregonian

"If you close your eyes and just listen to the dialogue,  M a r y Wadkins becomes  Emily Dickinson."

The Colombian, WA

"...Ms. Wadkins' exquisite skill as the reclusive poet, Emily Dickinson came through breathtakingly so."

The Lichtfield County Times, CT

"Our students spoke of it for days after...Bravo to you and thank you for the performing of  The Belle of Amherst  at Skidmore.  It will live within us for a long time!"

Skidmore College, NY

Ashlar Village Retirement, CT
Aspen Writers Conference, CO
Blair Academy, NJ
Brattleboro Theatre, VT
Concordia Clubhouse Retirement Center, NJ
Evangel College, MO
Hamilton College, NY
Harrogate Retirement Center, NJ
The Hotchkiss School, CT
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Immaculata College, PA
Judson College, AL
Lewis University, IL
Marietta College, OH
Meadow Lakes Retirement Center, NJ
Metro Playhouse Fund Raiser, NY
Mohonk Mountain Resort, NY
Moorestown Friends School, NJ
New York Technical College, NY
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Northwestern CT Community College, CT
Norwalk Technical College, CT
Portland Civic Theatre, OR
Rutgers University, NJ
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The Schoolhouse Art Center, NY
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Skidmore College, NY
Suffolk University, MA
SUNY, Geneseo, NY
Thomas Nelson Community College, VA
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Villa Victoria Academy, NJ
Int'l Performing Arts Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania

* Repeat Sponsors

  "Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

 - Emily Dickinson

 

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