Workshops

As scholars researching historical characters, Karen and Gene explore issues relating to the information they present. There are a number of workshops that coincide with their performances. Or, the workshops are available as a stand-alone piece.

Karen's Workshops

• Appalachian Values - Addresses the reason for the differences Appalachia and mainstream America.
• Techniques of Storytelling
• Collecting Oral History
• Telling Your Own Story - Helps the audience develop personal stories
• Creating a Living History Character
• The Legend of King Arthur and its Use as a Political Tool through the Ages
• Why the West was Wild - Looks at the period 1865-1900, the heyday of the Old West
• War the Mother of Invention - A look at inventions created for war but used in peace
• Civil War Medicine
• American Food Fads: From Frozen to Fabulous
• The History of the Academy Awards
• Warrior Women - Women who fought in battle from the Am. Revolution to the present
• Literature of World War I - an audience participation workshop
• The Houses and Gardens of Edith Wharton
• Women of World War I
• The Sykes-Picot Agreement - the diplomatic agreement that divided the Middle East after WWI and created devasting repercussions

Gene's Workshops

• Presidential Firsts
• Historic Ball Parks of America
• Sports in the 1920's
• Baseball the Babe Ruth Way (a children's workshop)
• A Colonial Peddler