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"PEOPLE FROM THE PAST"
Virginians throughout history interpreted by Mark Greenough

Since 1980 I have researched and presented many historical characters, often based on actual people in the historical records. Below is a partial list of these characters, arranged under chronological headings. Please note that additional characters are available, including non-Virginians involved with Virginia history. Descriptive summaries of these and other role-playing presentations are available, describing themes each person from the past can speak about as an eyewitness to important events. All characters appear in accurate historical attire with props. "Conversations" typically last from 30 minutes to one hour and can include active questioning from the audience.

From Virginia Company to Royal Colony: Early English Settlement in Powhatan's Kingdom, 1607- 1624
Capt. Ralph Hamor of London, investor and adventurer in Virginia, 1617

From Royal Colony to Independent Commonwealth: Virginia and the American Revolution, 1775-1781
Mr John Tazewell, Esq., Williamsburg lawyer and clerk of Virginia's revolutionary conventions in 1775-1776
Pvt. Joseph Carter, Virginia Battalion, siege of Yorktown, 1781

Commonwealth and Country: Virginia and the New Nation, 1789-1858
John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1803
John Stone, Norfolk merchant sea captain, 1813
Samuel Lambert, canal lock keeper at Richmond's city dock, 1858

Commonwealth and Confederacy: Virginia and the American Civil War, 1861-1865
Pvt. Robert BoIling Pickett, "Richmond Grays," 1861
George T. Peers, county clerk at Appomattox Court House, 1865

 

 

 

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