{"id":113875,"date":"2017-05-01T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/?p=113875"},"modified":"2017-05-09T15:37:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:37:29","slug":"an-inside-look-at-a-new-play-remembering-cornelia-connelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/an-inside-look-at-a-new-play-remembering-cornelia-connelly\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inside Look at a New Play Remembering Cornelia Connelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 1, 2017<\/p>\n

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Diane Samuels and Ghislaine Kenyon on a tour of Philadelphia led by Helen MacDonald, SHCJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British playwright Diane Samuels<\/a> and research consultant Ghislaine Kenyon (alumna of Mayfield School, England<\/a>) are working on a full-length play called WALTZ WITH ME<\/a>, which evokes the life of Cornelia Connelly. They visited the United States in April to run workshops on the play<\/a> at Rosemont College and School of the Holy Child, Rye.<\/p>\n

READ ABOUT THE PLAY IN DIANE’S WORDS HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

The workshop audiences were treated to a presentation about the history of the idea and research that went into the play as well as a few scenes. The writing process is ongoing, Diane said.<\/p>\n

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Presenting at Rosemont College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rosemont College published an informative article on its website that explains the story of the play and how it came about. READ ROSEMONT COLLEGE’S ARTICLE HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

Below are a few photos from Diane and Ghislaine’s visit to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\t\t