Chautauqua Showcase – “Anne Hutchinson: America’s First Female Freedom Fighter”

“They Made America”

Featuring Master of Ceremonies – Mark Twain as portrayed by McAvoy Layne

Anne Hutchinson was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her strong religious formal declarations were at odds with the established Puritan clergy in the Boston area and her popularity and charisma helped create a theological schism that threatened the Puritan religious community in New England. She was eventually tried and convicted, then banished from the colony with many of her supporters.

Kim Harris is an accomplished Chautauquan who has portrayed living history characters at various local venues, and from California to New York. Harris currently serves as Events and Education Manager at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park in Minden, NV, and is the owner and operator of Western History ALIVE! where she portrays several Chautauqua characters including Wild Horse Annie, Calamity Jane and Lizzie Borden.

Cost: $15 for everyone 17 years and older. No member discount as this is a special Chautauqua fundraising event