History at Play: Deborah Sampson and the Revolution

We have a chance to talk with Judith Kalaora, the founder and artistic director of History at Play.   She tells us how she brings the stories of remarkable women to life, including the story of Deborah Sampson, the official heroine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  In the early 1780s Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a young man and enlisted in the Continental Army--and when she was discovered after two years of service, she was given an honorable discharge.  Find out about Deborah Sampson as well as some of the other characters whose stories Judith Kalaora tells--Rachel Revere, Dolley Madison, Lucy Stone, Hedy Lamarr, and Christa McAuliffe, and about Revolutionary-era costumes and how Judith avoids sensationalizing history. 

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