When Pages Breathe: The Rebellion Records
Chesney Snow, Lewis Center for the Arts; Martyna Majok, playwright
Mon, 6/22 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Chancellor Green Rotunda
Princeton University Library; Humanities Council; Lewis Center for the Arts; Humanities Initiative; Friends of Princeton University Library
An evening of live performance, archival storytelling, and historical reflection set within “Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton & the American Revolution.” Created and curated by award-winning storyteller Chesney Snow, Lecturer in the Lewis Center for the Arts, When Pages Breathe transforms historical texts into live performance. For this special event, actors will perform oral interpretations of documents drawn directly from the exhibition, illuminating the human stories behind the American Revolution. Following the performance, a conversation moderated by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Martyna Majok will explore how artists engage the past, how revolutionary ideals continue to resonate today, and how storytelling reanimates the historical record.
Refreshments at 5:30pm. Special exhibition viewing from 4:00pm until 5:30pm.
Registration is requested.
