A group of talented Dramatists Guild playwrights have created original short plays inspired by episodes in the Library's own past. Join us and an extraordinary troupe of actors for a one-of-a-kind afternoon of drama, laughs, fantasy, and history.

Directed by Janice L. Goldberg | Music by George Benton England | Costumes by Jacqueline Braswell | Produced by Leslie Corn

Featuring

• A Picture Is Worth... by Stephanie Griffin (the chambers of King George III, 1784)
• George Washington's Fine by Leslie Corn (our City Hall location, late 1700s and the present)
• The Lorenzo Da Ponte Collection by Tajlei Levis (our Nassau Street location, 1827)
• Frank by Beth Blatt (our University Place location, 1850s)
• Henry James: The Art of Writing by Denise Chiarella (our University Place location, 1862)
• Winging It with Audubon by Carol W. Berman (our current location, 1973)

Sidebar: Head Librarian Sanborn Wentworth Butler and the Library's staff in our University Place building, late 19th century.

The Writing Life events in 2019 are generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.