History At Play™, LLC Debuts "MADAM SARAH" LIVESTREAM

History At Play™, LLC Debuts A World Premiere

On the Advent of an American & Educational Revolution:

MADAM SARAH

A LIVESTREAM Performance Commissioned by The Hingham Historical Society

Sunday March 28th, 2021 – 3:00 PM ET- LIVESTREAM DIRECT TO YOU!

History At Play™, LLC (HAP, LLC) has garnered nationwide acclaim for their one-woman living history productions, chronicling the lives of legendary women who changed society. In MADAM SARAH™, HAP, LLC transports viewers to 18th Century Hingham, Massachusetts, on the eve of an American Rebellion, and the internment of Dr. Ezekiel Hersey, regionally renown physician and husband to Madam Sarah, whom, amongst his patients, counted the South Shore attorney and future president John Adams. Madam Sarah possessed unconventional control over her husband’s estate, enabling her to establish herself, both during his life, as well as after his death, in the most powerful spheres in Colonial America. Known for her intelligence and wit, despite being devoid of an education herself, Madam Sarah was witness to a developing rebellion in a soon-to-be nation that had established itself upon the fundamental necessity “to advance Learning and perpetuate it to Posterity.” Experience a redux of a new and improved Cinderella story, as Ragged Sarah, a sturdy seaside gal, becomes an independently wealthy educational pioneer; a renaissance woman, who lays the foundation for the establishment of Harvard Medical School, and promises that girls and boys alike have access to the education that was never offered to her.

HAP, LLC revives Madam Sarah Langlee Hersey Derby, an auspicious visionary with a lasting legacy, in this world premiere livestream Immersive Living History event on Sunday March 28th, 2021 at 3:00 PM ET. This world premiere livestream performance of MADAM SARAH™ was commissioned by the Hingham Historical Society. Running time is approximately 30 minutes, followed by a post-performance talkback and real-time audience Q&A. Suitable for all ages. Tickets are $25 per person, available at: https://hinghamhistorical.org/event/history-at-play-sarah-derby-an-immersive-living-history-experience. For more information, visit www.HinghamHistorical.or call 781-749-7721.

MADAM SARAH™ was researched, written, produced, and will be performed by History At PlayT™, LLC Founder & Artistic Director Judith Kalaora. Kalaora, a professional playwright with over thirty years performance experience, personifies Madam Sarah Langlee Hersey Derby; described as being "above instruction," she possessed the self-assurance and awareness to avow educational integrity for future generations. Whether through the Hersey endowment, creating Harvard Medical School, or the trust that she would organize and establish for the creation Derby Academy; the first private boys and girls school in New England, MADAM SARAH™ improved the hearts and minds of many, and though childless herself, became a Mother to all.

HAP, LLC was founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Judith Kalaora to create Immersive Living History Experiences that chronicle the lives of influential and often forgotten women. 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, 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, 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.”

History At Play™, LLC (HAP, LLC) has garnered international applause for their one-woman Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of influential and often forgotten women. Since 2010, the HAP, LLC Troupe has brought the legacies of great heroines to life in museums, libraries, universities, corporations, historical societies, senior living communities, and schools across the United States. History At PlayT™, LLC is available for booking both livestream events, as well as traditional theatrical performances. Visit www.HistoryAtPlay.com to learn more and email info@HistoryAtPlay.com, or call +1-617-752-2859 for booking inquiries.

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