A Revolution of Her Own!™ at Rockefeller State Park Preserve

Deborah Sampson, the first woman to fight in and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an immersive living history program chronicling her life.

An indentured servant by age five, Deborah grew up in a man’s world, where women were naught but second-class citizens. As a self-educated masterless woman, she felt a higher calling, and in the final years of the American Revolution, Deborah bound her chest, tied back her hair, and enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army, as “Robert Shurtlieff.”

The American Heroine takes you back in time in this unique performance in honor of Women’s History Month.

History At Play (TM), LLC, was founded in 2010 to chronicle the lives of influential and often forgotten women. Founder & Artistic Director Judith Kalaora is a professional educator, award-winning playwright, and living historian. She graduated Magna cum Laude from Syracuse University and completed the Globe Education Program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London, England.

Running time: 60 minutes, followed by Q&A

Appropriate for all ages.

PLEASE NOTE: This special program will take place at the Pocantico Hills Fire Department 531 Bedford Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

The building is accessible.

If all spots in the firehouse parking lot are filled, you may park along Highland Avenue behind the firehouse.