Actor-interpreter Corinne Dame talks about the continual research necessary to give a living and accurate portrayal of Williamsburg’s 18th-century citizens.
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Researching Revolutionary Citizens
An Actor in the Revolutionary City
Melanie Collins answers the question, “Are you hot in those clothes?” and many more as she talks about the spark she finds each day as an actor-interpreter in Revolutionary City.
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Telling the Story of Colonial Women
Kristen Spivey reveals some surprises about 18th-century women and their role in history.
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Emily James interprets spirited women
Jamaican-born Emily James has interpreted at least 16 different 18th-century women who learned how to survive lives of enslavement.
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Firing the Brick Kiln
Christine Trowbridge explains the laborious process of making bricks and the intangible rewards of the job.
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Black Women and the Revolution
Hope Smith talks about the women and children who followed their men to war.
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