Tempest in a Teacup

by Diana Dunlap and Natalie Livingston
Date: December 8, 2026 | 6PM Performance, 7PM Reception
Description: Watch a lively discussion between two ladies with diverging opinions on the taxes, boycotts, and protests that led to the American Revolution. Learn about the politics of tea in the 18th century, as well as the tea table manners that were so important in a polite society. After the presentation, guests will be treated to a delicious tea party, featuring treats baked from historic recipes. You will have to decide whether you will declare independence by pouring a cup of Liberty Tea or remain loyal to the Crown by drinking taxed English tea. The reception with tea and refreshments will follow the performance, as it will all take place in the Hendel Library.

Where: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Schedule: Performance at 6 pm in the Hendel Library, refreshments follow

Featured Performers:

Diana Dunlap is an actor, writer, public historian, and theatre-maker based in Salem, Massachusetts. Diana combines arts and historic interpretation through first-person programs. She works as the Lead Writer at Intramersive Media and co-created Daemonologie: Smoke and Mirrors with the Peabody Essex Museum and Creative Collective. Diana previously interpreted at sites like the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Faneuil Hall’s Print Shop. She has performed and directed local theatre groups, founded Upstart Crows Shakespeare, and serves as a Trustee for the Salem Historical Society.

Natalie Livingston is a staff member at the Avery-Copp Museum, a historic Victorian house museum located in Groton, CT, where she works as a Museum Assistant and tour guide. Natalie lives in Ledyard, CT.

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