Purdue News
Purdue NewsFebruary 14, 1997
"Having Our Say," the play, is based on the best-selling book of the same name. The true story is about two sisters, Bessie and Sadie Delany, and their first 100 years of life. The play is set in the New York home of the sisters. The audience members become guests as the sisters prepare dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday. The Delanys invite the audience to travel through time as they recount a series of events and anecdotes ranging from their childhood in the early post-slavery South to turn-of-the-century Harlem and beyond.
Joel Siegel of ABC-TV says: "Their story is our story and it's all true. 'Having Our Say' is a national treasure. Don't miss it!" Reviewer Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times reports, "I sat back and watched the 20th century unfold through the eyes of women endowed with purpose, pride and terrific genes in this charming, flawlessly acted feel-good chronicle of the remarkable lives of two remarkable sisters."
Tickets are $20 for the public and $12 for Purdue students at campus box offices and Ticketmaster. Charge by telephone at (765) 494-3933 or 800-914-SHOW.
CONTACT: Jeff Langford, Convocations publicist, (765) 494-5045; e-mail, jilangford@convos.purdue.edu
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