Written by James Melo
Music of Amy Beach
Directed by Donald T. Sanders
Music Direction by Eve Wolf

January 12-13, 2024
The Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main Street, Amherst MA 01002

Holyoke Media Studio
1 Court Plaza, Holyoke, MA 01040

Because I Could Not Stop, An Encounter with Emily Dickinson

A Co-production of MIFA Victory Theatre, Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC), and the Emily Dickinson Museum of Amherst

A  journey through Dickinson’s elusive artistic world pairing chamber music of renowned 19th-century composer Amy Beach with Dickinson’s words, images, emotions, and imagination. 

Starring Angelica Page as Emily Dickinson 

Soprano Kristina Bachrach

Narrator Stephen Burrell

Music performed by the MIFA Victory Players 

Rita Wang, violin I

Giancarlo Latta, Violin

Rosemary Nelis, Viola

Clare Monfredo, Cello

Marie-Elise Boyer-Brown, Piano

Tianhui Ng, Music Director