Actresses Yvette Freeman and Lizan Mitchell recently joined Emily Mann for a Live at the Library event at the Princeton Public Library, talking about Having Our Say, the Delany sisters, and the process of adapting Bessie and Sadie Delany’s book into a work for the stage. You can scroll between the 14 videos by clicking on the arrows at either side of the viewer. Enjoy!

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre. Videos filmed and edited by Erin Breznitsky.

Yvette Freeman and Lizan Mitchell in Having Our Say. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Have you seen Having Our Say?  What did you think?  Did you think it was the bee’s knees?  Do you agree with the newspaper reviews, or disagree? Favorite parts of the show? Things that weren’t to your taste?  Did you see the production in 1995?

Post an “audience response” or read what other people are saying by clicking on the “comments” link below. We can’t wait to hear what you think!