The Department of Creative Arts is pleased to welcome a production by Belle Esprit Collective: The Declaration of Evelina. In 18th century London, the only thing more dangerous than a woman who has ideas is a woman who publishes them. But 29-year-old editor Mr. Lowndes suspects that the brilliant manuscript on his desk was not actually written by a man. A quixotic liberal who supports the American war for independence, Lowndes is determined to unmask the female genius behind Evelina. But he gets a lot more than he bargained for when he meets 26-year-old Fanny Burney, a contrarian socialite with very different ideas about what it means to start a revolution.

Inspired by the true story of the 1778 publication of Jane Austen's favorite novel, The Declaration of Evelina is a propulsive one-act production about a woman destined to change the world...and the man who told her she could.

(Contains some adult language and sensuality. Recommended for audiences aged 13+)

Run time: 90 minutes
Free to ASC Community
$10 for others

https://our.show/evelina

Belle Esprit is a feminist theater collective committed to uplifting stories by, for, and about people of marginalized genders throughout history.