Bad Character: The Death of Sarah Maria Cornell

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”If I should be missing, inquire of the Rev. Mr. Avery, of Bristol.”Bad Character: The Death of Sarah Maria Cornell is a theatrical historical interpretation of the 1833 trial of Reverend Ephraim Avery for the murder of mill worker Sarah Maria Cornell. Commissioned and produced by the BH&PS and written and directed by Leigh Medeiros, the script draws from the real transcripts from Avery’s trial and captures the sensational nature of the trial and the public interest it generated. Restoring…