Women were well represented as defendants, witnesses, and accusers in 17th century court cases. Settle in for a fun evening of actual women's voices from the sizzling pages of the Essex County Quarterly Court. Cursing, fornication, slander, witchcraft, even murder besmirched the reputations of Newbury's Puritan goodwives, and their experience is louder, bawdier, and livelier than most of us were taught in school. Join historian and author Bethany Groff Dorau for a theatrical rendition of a 17th century ZOOM court session.

Each ticket comes with two beers courtesy of Ipswich Ale Brewery. Pick-up details to follow with Zoom link.

A Women's HERstory Month Fundraiser for The Actors Studio of Newburyport.

$10 for Museum of Old Newbury Members (purchase membership here; event ticket not included)
$15 for non-members.

Bethany Groff Dorau is executive director of the Museum of Old Newbury, the author of A Newburyport Marine in World War I: The Life and Legacy of Eben Bradbury and A Brief History of Old Newbury (History Press). She is also a primary contributor to the Defining Documents in American History Series. Dorau is the recipient of the Preservation Leadership Award from the Newburyport Preservation Trust, the Pioneer in Preservation Award from the Essex National Heritage Commission, and the North of Boston CVB Leadership Award. Bethany sits on the executive board of the North of Boston CVB, Lowells Boat Shop, and the planning committee of the Newburyport Literary Festival. She has published articles in the New York Times, New England Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of American History, and Historic New England Magazine. She holds an MA in History from the University of Massachusetts, and lives in West Newbury with her family.