THEATER
Live Theater Returns To The Chattanooga Theatre Centre BY JULIE VAN VALKENBURG
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arm, feisty, witty, and wise, the Delany sisters—103-yearold Sadie and 101-year old Bessie—walk us through the last century through the lens of the African-American experience as the Chattanooga Theatre Centre returns to the stage with “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years”, opening this Friday and running through Sunday, October 18. “Having Our Say” is the CTC’s first pro-
includes limited capacity of 30 percent,
duction since February, and with it, the the-
“Having Our Say” marks the first of three
atre is bringing audiences a show that is at
productions that the CTC will present this
once a vital historical record while also an
fall.
immensely timely work that reflects social
Along with “Lobby Hero” (November
issues at the forefront of the national con-
6-22) and “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live
sciousness.
Radio Play” (December 4-20), “Having
A Tony Award nominee based on the
Our Say” features a small cast that allows
real-life sisters’ bestselling memoir, it’s
for social distancing on stage for the safety
also a heartfelt portrait of two remarkable
of the actors.
women who continued to love, laugh, and
Based on a New York Times bestseller
embrace life after over a hundred years of
adapted for the stage by Emily Mann,
living side by side.
“Having Our Say” is a two-woman show
With an extensive safety protocol that
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in which the sisters welcome the audience
