Costumed Programs
One-woman, historically accurate costumed programs that are educational entertainment. This series of lectures and presentations cover the life, customs, and clothing in Ancient Greece, Imperial Rome, and Celtic Britain, as well as the upper and lower classes of Elizabethan, Victorian, and Edwardian England. There are also Living History Lectures that cover the women’s suffragette movement in America and one on Women of the Ancient World, which highlights the role of women in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and among the Celtic tribes.
Soldiers in Petticoats: The Struggles of the Suffragettes
In this program I appear in the authentic costume of a suffragette and talk about the struggle of American women to gain the right to vote. I discuss the impact of the 14th Amendment and how the suffragettes influenced child labor laws and other major issues of their era.
The Intrepid Victorian Traveler
In this five-costume program, I present a look into the clothing and lifestyle of a Victorian woman during the mid-1850s through the early 1860s. I discuss travel through the day, travel through society, and travel in general, which really opened up in the 19th century.
In Service: Life Downstairs
In this program, I wear an authentic parlor maid’s costume and talk about what it was like to live and work downstairs in a late-Victorian house. I explain the complicated hierarchy between upper and lower servants, everyone’s duties, the loneliness of a half-day off, and give a lively account of high jinks downstairs that accompanied the long hours of drudgery.
From the Streets of Shakespeare to the Court of Elizabeth
In this two-costume program, I present a look into the lives of the working class and the nobility during the time of Shakespeare. I discuss what these people ate, wore, and what it was like to go to the doctor.
From the Streets of Rome to the Provinces of an Empire
In this program, I appear in the authentic clothing of a Roman matron and give a short social history of what it was like to be alive in Imperial Rome.
Learning Among the Oak Groves: A Look at Celtic Life
In this program, I appear in authentic Celtic costume and talk about what it was like to live in ancient Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. I explain the hierarchy of the Celtic tribe and the binding factors between the tribes — the Druids and Bards.
The Myth Makers of Ancient Civilization (Ancient Greece)
In this interdisciplinary program, I appear in authentic classical Greek costume and combine art, theater, and dance with history.
Women of the Ancient World
A three-part program featuring the role and rights of women in ancient Crete and Classical Greece, ancient Rome, and Celtic society.
