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First person interpretations
First person interpretations
Martha May from the Carlisle Gaol:
Martha May from the Carlisle Gaol:
This is a costumed first person vignette, based on the actual letter of appeal written by Martha May to Colonel Bouquet, 1758.During the Forbes Campaign on Fort Duquesne , ( Forks of the Ohio ) Martha is imprisoned for some sort of inappropriate behavior. From within the prison Martha launches into a tirade on the state of the army, war, and the Colonels, finally calming to write a letter of appeal begging that she may once again tend to her husband and his good officers.
Abigail Adams,
Abigail Adams,
A moment of reflection of her life with John: Bits and snippets from the life of a woman torn between the trials of running a farm alone, and the national patriotic demands on her husband.
From a Scottish cottager to Pennsylvania Settler, 1745-1777:
From a Scottish cottager to Pennsylvania Settler, 1745-1777:
By combining the facts of history with human nature a real time woman was created for this performance.
Goodwife Clark recounts the many trials and travels of her life from the Scottish highlands to the backwoods of Virginia.
The Clarks came to Virginia fleeing the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden in 1746. To the America’s as indentured servants the Clarks worked until they received their severance of 50 acres on the Virginia Frontier. Consistently torn between their bonds to the English Crown and American Freedom, they are forced into yet another campaign.
Within in this presentation Goodwife Clark speaks on the hardships of frontier life, conflicting loyalties and the idea of liberty
Seven Crossings
Seven Crossings
The trials of a camp follower on route from Wills creek to the ill fated battle of Fort Necessity.1754. Seven crossings refers to the perilous rivers and creeks encountered, that threatened life and possessions in their crossing. Goodwife Clark follows her husband and troops with Colonel Joshua Fry then Colonel George Washington in an attempt to gain control of the Forks of the Ohio.
Sees Stars Native Stories
Sees Stars Native Stories
Dressed in Traditional Iroquoian style attire, Missy Clark as Sees Stars , weaves the tales and tells the stories of the Iroquois. From within her story tellers pouch come several from her repertoire some allegorical some humorous and some historical.
Frances Slocum , The Lost Sister of Wyoming
Frances Slocum , The Lost Sister of Wyoming
Dressed in Native attire, M Clark tells the story of Frances Slocums abduction in 1778, her life as an adoptee ofa Deleware family, wife of a Miami War Chief and then being discovered by her Pennsylvania family in 1837.
Finding a Home
Finding a Home
Join Goodwife Clark as she keeps a wary eye on her push cart, waiting as her husband searches far and wide for their deeded track of land somewhere in the great wilderness. This land, the promise for their future, awarded them at the end of their term of indenture. Finding a home addresses the often heart rending trials of pioneer life, how Goodman Clark entrusts the safety of his wife and guardian of their possessions into her capable hands. Real concerns of loneliness, aging, children and faith in a land of uncertainty unfurl as she sits and spins watching warily all the while.
The Colonial immigrant experience: As seen by woman from Scotland in the mid-18th century. Another created woman who tells the story of immigration from the perspective of the immigrant.
Vignettes of an opinionated woman following her husband with the army; based on the individual campaigns:
Battle of Carillon
Fort Necessity
Moore’s Creek Bridge ,The Last Highland Charge
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