unCIVIL SPIES™ *WORLD PREMIERE* at Brinckerhoff House
Dates: 5/2/2026
|
📍 Theatre: |
68 Kensington Drive
Hopewell Junction, NY
Tickets: Free
Elizabeth Van Lew sends the most valuable information the Union receives during the war at Hopewell Junction, NY, on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026.
unCIVIL SPIES™ *WORLD PREMIERE* features History At Play™, LLC Founder and Artistic Director 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.
This performance of unCIVIL SPIES™ takes place Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm ET at Brinckerhoff House, 68 Kensington Drive, Hopewell Junction, NY.
History At Play™, LLC (HAP) has garnered nationwide applause for its solo and ensemble Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of legendary trailblazers who changed society. In unCIVIL SPIES™, HAP Founder & Artistic Director Judith Kalaora is Elizabeth Van Lew— an espionage agent living in Richmond. Now, we bring Elizabeth's story to you.
HAP was founded in 2010 and redefines immersive theatre as a pop culture teaching tool, exposing audiences to vastly different viewpoints. The company is internationally renowned in the history, corporate, educational, and entertainment fields for breaking the mold of traditional high-calibre touring theatre, along with virtual and hybrid events.
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.
---
Josh Lederman, AP & NBC News Political Correspondent, attests: “History At Play™ connects the dots between the characters that made up our past and the events they shaped that still influence our lives.” Jordan Rich, of CBS WBZ Radio (Ret.), states that Judith Kalaora is “a one-woman force of nature and inhabits these women…it takes people like her to bring these stories to life…these lost pieces of history.”
Visit HistoryAtPlay.com to learn more and email info@HistoryAtPlay.com.
Questions about this event? Email BoxOffice@HistoryAtPlay.com.
Ages: Suitable for all ages and family-friendly. Rated PG.
News About unCIVIL SPIES™ *WORLD PREMIERE* at Brinckerhoff House
We have no news on this show at the current time.
About the Theatre
More Rockland / Westchester Coverage
Videos
|
THE ANDERSON BROTHERS PLAY RICHARD RODGERS Jazz On Main (6/20-6/20) |
|
Keeley Mitchell & The Burr Johnson Band Jazz On Main (10/10-10/10) |
|
Shared Stage WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice (6/13-6/13) |
|
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown The Ark at Shames JCC on the Hudson (6/05-6/06) |
|
I Can’t Give You Anything But Song: Jazz, Love and Spring Jazz On Main (6/06-6/06) |
|
The Spitfire Grill Whippoorwill Theater of The North Castle Public Library (6/05-6/13) |
|
Yoppi’s Breathing Room Jazz On Main (6/07-6/07) |
|
Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes Jazz On Main (8/21-8/21) |
|
Tom Gold Dance brings Tom Gold's Mad About the Boy to Untermyer Park and Gardens Untermyer Park and Gardens (6/20-6/20) |
|
Songs Of the Valley Jazz On Main (6/18-8/22) |
| VIEW ALL SHOWS ADD A SHOW | |
