“I hate to admit it, but that was really kind of awesome.”
Josh, 8th grader, Ezel-Harding Christian School, Nashville, TN
Ages 8 – Adult:
Converse with three women who lived through the American Revolution! Explore the issues and events that led to the Revolution, women’s rights and roles in colonial America, women’s contributions to the war efforts, and the importance of active citizenship. You will meet:
- Jane Walker, who accompanied the army doing support work (fictitious composite character)
- Elizabeth Thompson, a loyalist spy (actual person)
- Deborah Samson, who disguised herself as a man, enlisted and fought for 1.5 years before she was discovered (actual person)
Revolutionary Women can be booked ONLINE or ONSITE. Darci travels nationwide for onsite performances.
Onsite Programming Details:
- The program can be booked by the half-day or the whole day.
- The initial performance, which is very interactive, lasts 75 minutes. It is followed by smaller-group “meet the author” sessions, in which students learn about primary sources, the research/writing process, talk about active citizenship, and ask about whatever interests them. The whole day program can include student fashion shows of 18th century styles.
- Middle- and high-school scheduling can be worked out so that it fits your bell schedule.
- I perform for up to 5 classes or 150 students at a time. The performance can be repeated for larger schools, and multiple schools can combine on a single campus to share the cost.
- Prices vary by location – if Darci has multiple programs in a region the travel costs are spread between the schools. If only one school in the region books a program, it will bear the travel expenses. Please email Darci for details!
Half-day: up to 2.5 hours of teaching time includes:
- 75 minute Revolutionary Women performance
- two smaller-group 30 minute Q&A sessions
- it’s okay if there’s a recess in there somewhere after the end of the initial performance
Whole-day: anything over 2.5 hours performance time usually includes:
- 75 minute Revolutionary Women performance
- up to four 60 minute smaller-group Q&A sessions that include 18th century student fashion shows
- for large schools the performance can be repeated – I’ll work with you to figure out a schedule.
Online Programming Details:
- Performances are generally on Zoom, but other platforms can be used. Precautions are in place to prevent “Zoombombing.”
- Up to 500 participants per performance, so you can share with another school.
- Live Q&A with the students, unless you prefer to use “chat”
- Participants can use individual devices or teachers can project program onto whiteboards.
IN PERSON Revolutionary Women
Pricing Varies
- Maximum audience size 150 per performance.
- 2.5 hours total
- 75-minute performance
- two 30-minute small-group Q&A sessions
- Can be combined with 18th-century fashion show.
ONLINE Revolutionary Women Only
$750
- 2 hours total
- 75-minute live performance
- 15-minute break
- 30-minute follow-up discussion with Q&A
ONLINE Revolutionary Women & 18th- Century Fashions
$950
- 2.5 hours total
- 75-minute live performance
- 15-minute break
- 30-minute follow-up discussion with Q&A
- 30-minute fashion show of 18th century styles
- Listen to a Colonial Williamsburg podcast about the program (please note that although the podcast refers to performances at Colonial Williamsburg, this program is the property of American Lives: History Brought to Life™ and can only be booked through American Lives).
- Watch clips from Revolutionary Women.
- Read about the program in a California newspaper.
“I loved all the cool stuff you taught us yesterday. I listened and stared at you the whole way through. I didn’t miss a single word or take a single eye off you either (until you went behind the curtain and the music started, and when it did, I thought about what I just saw instead of talking to friends).”
Charles, 5th grader, Running Springs, CA
“I liked the story you told us about James and how he was a double agent. It was so cool! I will never forget that story. NEVER! I also think it was cool that you played 3 different people. You should be on different movies. You are a very good actor.”
Rahul, 5th Grader, North Hollywood, CA
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The performance can be in 2026.