Joan sullivan indentured servant
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Author: Heidi Gengenbach
By: Kristine Malpica, Public History
As I enter the massive Ciudadela plaza in Teotihuacan Mexico, the sun is peering over the top of the Feathered Serpent Temple, one of the world’s most known edifices. Constructed around 250 C.E., this pyramidical monument of magnificently carved stone was once brilliantly decorated with plaster and brightly colored paint, honoring and celebrating Mesoamerica’s iconic symbol, the Feathered Serpent.
Casting my gaze from the Feathered Serpent Temple platform across the vast Ciudadela plaza, I can visualize hundreds of thousands of people gathering to participate in grand public ceremonies, during Teotihuacan’s apogee between 250-450 C.E. The latest archaeological research findings made by the Tlalocan Project, suggest that this plaza was intentionally flooded during the rainy season, in order to ritually reenact the origins of cosmological time, the calendar and agricultural cycles. During these large public spectacles, the Feathered Serpent Temple metaphorically represented the mountain of creation, rising from the primordial sea, solidifying ideological and political power and social cohesion.
Today, I am the one of the first to arrive at this popular UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site, once North Am
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I am Joan Sullivan: A Theatrical Experience opens tonight!
Tonight is the opening night for I am Joan Sullivan: A Theatrical Experience! We are delighted to bring you this brand-new production featuring some bright local talent.
In I Am Joan Sullivan, meet the former Irish Catholic indentured servant of merchant John Turner, who built The House of the Seven Gables in 1668, and her new master, turbulent Quaker merchant Thomas Maule, as she sues for her freedom from his alleged abuse. Explore the trials of a young immigrant woman with little to no agency in America where she was considered a second class citizen because of her ethnicity, gender, and faith, long before the immigrant struggle of the 19th and 20th centuries that inspired our founder, Caroline Emmerton, in her original settlement mission.
This play will take place in a tavern setting, with a cash bar available, but all ages are welcome to come and learn the little known history of Joan Sullivan.
Click HERE for your tickets.
Showtimes are:
Friday, May 5: 6:00, 7:00, 8:00
Saturday, May 6: 6:00, 7:00, 8:00
Sunday, May 7 1:00, 2:00, 3:00
Prices are:
Advance tickets: members: $10.00; non-members: $15.00
Day-of tickets: members: $12.00; non-members: $17.00