{"id":793,"date":"2025-09-05T15:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emersontheatres.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&amp;p=793"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:35:30","slug":"digging-up-dessa","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/artsemerson.org\/emersontheatres\/event\/digging-up-dessa\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGGING UP DESSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image793_e067c3-ee .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image793_e067c3-ee alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/artsemerson.org\/emersontheatres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dessa_1500-x-485-3-1024x331.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsemerson.org\/emersontheatres\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dessa_1500-x-485-3-1024x331.png 1024w, 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column793_3232b3-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column793_3232b3-91{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column793_3232b3-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column793_3232b3-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column793_3232b3-91\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f{text-align:center;}.kadence-column793_003a63-9f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column793_003a63-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column793_003a63-9f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Annual Theatre for Intergenerational Audiences Production<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading793_737780-f6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading793_737780-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading793_737780-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading793_737780-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading793_737780-f6\"><strong>DIGGING UP DESSA<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Laura Schellhardt<br>Directed by Jonathan Kitt<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A play about a 12-year old girl named Dessa who, after the death of her father, moves to a new town and school. Struggling with grief and anger, she finds solace and inspiration in the ghost of 19th-century paleontologist Mary Anning. Dessa fights for Anning&#8217;s legacy while also confronting her own challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-website\" >\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/purchase.emersontheatres.org\/EventAvailability?EventId=5601&#038;ref=bookNow&#038;scroll=timeAndDates\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tGet Tickets\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column793_e38be4-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column793_e38be4-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column793_e38be4-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column793_e38be4-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column793_e38be4-a3 > 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