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The Life and Times of Deborah Franklin

Did you know that the Constitutional Catalyst and Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, had a lovingly devoted spouse by the name of Deborah Read Franklin? Charming, warm, wise, fearless and abundantly opinionated, the unsung First Lady of Philadelphia takes her long-overdue leap into the historic limelight in this entertaining play. Written and directed by Philadelphia’s own Dr. Roberta Sloan, currently on sabbatical from Temple University and now Founding Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication at Sam Houston State University, this witty and vivid portrayal of colonial America is all about the “forgotten founding mother,” and how Ben Franklin could not have become who he was without her.

Click here to listen to a chat with The Life and Times of Deborah Franklin director, David O'Connor.

Performances

• Friday, September 16 @ 7:30 PM
• Saturday, September 17 @ 8 PM

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Pre-performance chat
September 16 @ 6:45 PM
Join The Life and Times of Deborah Franklin Director, David O’Connor, and Co-author, Dennis Moritz, for a pre-show chat facilitated by Rosemary Malague, Ph.D., Director of the Theatre Arts Program at Penn. O’Connor is a local Director and Adjunct Professor in Temple University’s Theatre Department and Moritz is a Philadelphia-area playwright. This event will be held at 6:45 PM in the Prince Theatre and is free for all ticket holders.

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This performance is part of the Annenberg Center’s By Local Series.

The By Local Series is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Wallace Foundation.

These performances are supported in part by a grant from the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women.

Photo credit: Michael Persico