If you had the opportunity to hear from Abner Sprague and Rattlesnake Kate, Harriet Tubman and Davy Crockett, Laura Ingalls and William Cushing… Would you take it?
In just a few weeks, local students will bring the past to life in the public library’s 10th annual Young Chautauqua performances. Don’t miss your opportunity to watch portrayals of these historical figures, and many others, and even ask your own questions of the past.
Since November, students have been attending weekly research sessions at the Library, led by local school teacher Katherine Dumont. Participants from elementary, middle, and high school chose their own historical figures and have been spending hours studying their “character” in depth.
Now, students are ready to share their research with the community. Building on their own findings, costumed performers will present a first-person monologue as their person. After, they’ll take questions from the audience in character, and finally, they’ll step out of character to speak from their perspective as the researcher and performer.
The community is invited to attend these live impersonations, which will take place in the Library’s Fireside Theater. Choose from one of the performance dates (or attend all three!):
- Saturday, February 22, 4–6 p.m.
- Sunday, February 23, 2–4 p.m.
- Saturday, March 1, 4–6 p.m.
The performance schedules are listed below, but please note that changes may occur. Please check back if you are set on seeing a particular character, to ensure the date has not been adjusted. Registration to attend is not required – just stop by, learn a little history, and support our community’s youth!
Young Chautauqua is made possible by the Friends of the Library Foundation through a Memorial Fund from program enthusiast and longtime Estes Park resident, the late Katie Speer.
Saturday, February 22, 4-6 PM
- Sam — John Wesley Powell
- Cameron — Rattlesnake Kate
- Jacob — Abner Sprague
- Carrie — Empress Matilda
- Ben — Alan Bean
- Lela — Howard Carter
Sunday, February 23, 2-4 PM
- Ellie — Elizabeth Kenny
- Kaitlyn — Cora Smith Eaton
- Raleigh — William Cushing
- Nora — Margaret Brown
- Gabe — William Pereira
- Anderson — Davy Crockett
Saturday, March 1, 4-6 PM
- Casey — Harriet Tubman
- Camille — Anne Frank
- Isabella — Laura Ingalls
- Noemi — Mary Ingalls
- Amelia — Amelia Earhart
- Aria — Anne Bonny
- Lily — Mary Read
- Lynn — Minnie Lundberg
- Addy — Lyudmila Pavlichenko
