Inspired: A Converstaion with Nathaniel Hawthorne

Inspired: A conversation with Nathaniel Hawthorne

Meet Nathaniel Hawthorne in "Inspired", an hour-long journey through the famed Salem author’s triumphant and sometimes tragic life. With wit and candor Mr. Hawthorne discusses his influences and friends, including such notable writers as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Herman Melville. He also speaks of his deep love and extraordinary marriage to Salem’s daughter Sophia Peabody. By turns humorous and deeply touching, this performance captures the heart of one of America’s most important writers.

Starring Norman Jones.

Norman Jones founded History Alive and directed Cry Innocent for seven years. He has been performing the role of Nathaniel Hawthorne for fifteen years.   He is an associate professor of theatre at Gordon College in Wenham, MA.

Friday, May 23rd and Saturday May 24th at 8pm.
Doors open at 7:15pm
Tickets $15.00
Reservations: 978 825 0222

Complimentary beverages will be served.

Talk back with the Actor following the show.

"Norm Jones takes you beyond history and into the heart, mind, and soul of Nathaniel Hawthorne himself, a seamless performance, which merges the past into the present, bringing Hawthorne into our own time and space and allowing us to meet him firsthand."

-- M. Lynda Robinson, Producing Director, West End Theater, Gloucester