Join us as we welcome back History-at-Play for another fascinating living history performance!

Experience this immersive, chilling Civil War Experience, revealing the espionage and subterfuge of a nation at war with itself. 

Live Theater!! Join Judith Kalaora in an immersive solo performance as Elizabeth Van Lew, one of the most effective Union intelligence agents living in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. Educated in the North, yet proud of her Richmond roots, Elizabeth watched as society around her crumbled during the American Civil War. While her wealthy Confederate neighbors celebrated secession, Elizabeth played the part of a loyal Confederate while she secretly undermined their efforts at every turn. This performance chronicles the legacy of a woman who sacrificed everything to engineer a spy network in the heart of the Confederacy. 

Funded by MCC and the TPL Endowment

“This program is funded in part by a grant from the Townsend Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”