Wild Nights with Emily (PG-13)
In the mid-19th century, Emily Dickinson is writing prolifically, baking
gingerbread, and enjoying a passionate, lifelong romantic relationship
with another woman, her friend and sister-in-law Susan...yes this is the
iconic American poet, popularly thought to have been a recluse.
Beloved
comic Molly Shannon leads in this humorous yet bold reappraisal of
Dickinson, informed by her private letters. While seeking publication of
some of the 1,775 poems written during her lifetime, Emily (Shannon)
finds herself facing a troupe of male literary gatekeepers too confused
by her genius to take her work seriously. Instead her work attracts the
attention of an ambitious woman editor, who also sees Emily as a
convenient cover for her own role in buttoned-up Amherst's most bizarre
love triangle.
A timely critique of how women's history is rewritten,
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY remains vibrant, irreverent and tender--a perhaps
closer depiction of Emily Dickinson's real life than anything seen
before.
Running time: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Tickets: $8 Adult / $6 LT member and Youth 18 and under
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Fri, Jun 7 @ 2 pm
Fri, Jun 7 @ 7 pm
Sat, Jun 8 @ 7 pm
Sun, Jun 9 @ 2 pm
Sun, Jun 9 @ 7 pm
Wed, Jun 12 @ 2 pm
Wed, Jun 12 @ 7 pm
Thu, Jun 13 @ 2 pm
Thu, Jun 13 @ 7 pm
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