Honeywell House Hosting Amanda Butterbaugh
Wabash – Performing at this year’s Martha Jones Memorial Program is Wabash-born actor and singer Amanda Butterbaugh. The performance will take place in the Honeywell Room located at the Honeywell Center on Sun., Aug. 3 at 2 p.m., and is open to the public.
Butterbaugh, a graduate of Wabash High School, was actively involved in local performing arts programs in her youth and moved on to pursue a professional acting career on the stage.
Recently Butterbaugh has appeared in the Two River Theater’s production of “A Wind in the Willows Christmas” and “HONK!” Off-Broadway performances include: “Nunsense” and “Nunsense II.” Her regional performances include roles in “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Peter Pan,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Fantasticks” and many more.
For her Martha Jones Memorial program, Butterbaugh will present the original theatrical performance piece “Dare to Speak,” where she becomes the early feminist icon Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Audience members will join Stanton over a cup of tea as she works on writing The History of Women Suffrage. Butterbaugh penned “Dare to Speak” with her late friend and fellow actor Mary Anne O’Brien.
The Honeywell House was purchased in 1960 by Mark and Eugenia Honeywell. The residence underwent a substantial renovation completed in 1964. In addition to being Mrs. Honeywell’s personal home, the House was used for frequent social gatherings until her death in 1974. Mrs. Honeywell’s passion for arts and culture continues to be reflected in the elegant styling of the house, now operating as a cultural house museum. Tours, social gatherings, weddings, meetings, musical performances, and other special events take place regularly at the property.