Judith Kalaora, Founder and Artistic Director of History At Play, has garnered nationwide attention for her one-woman, living history performances, chronicling the lives of legendary women. Her performances have received accolades from journalists, actors, and historians alike and have earned her national recognition, as she performed her original program, A REVOLUTION OF HER OWN!, about Revolutionary War heroine Deborah Sampson, at the United Solo Theatre Festival, on 42nd St., in New York City.
Ms. Kalaora now brings her original program to Wayland for an hour-long program chronicling the life of the first woman to fight in the American military (under the male alias “Robert Shurtleiff”) after hearing news of the rebellion! Ms. Kalaora revives Sampson’s legacy in this performance, suitable for all ages. This program, made possible, in part, by the Wayland Council on Aging, located at the Wayland Town Building at 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778, on Wednesday November 9, 2016 at 1:30 PM. The program is FREE.
Kalaora has been featured in many news media outlets, including Chronicle HD, WBZ Radio, The MetroWest Daily News, WACA-TV, New-TV, The Framingham Tab, The Concord Monitor, and The Washington Times. Jordan Rich, of WBZ Radio, states, “She’s a one woman force of nature and inhabits these women…it takes people like Judith to bring these stories to life…these lost pieces of history. ” The Metrowest Daily News said of her performance debut, “marvelous…fantastic…taken with Kalaora’s performance. ‘Not only did she present it so you believe she was Christa, but I learned things I didn’t know…’”
About History At Play: Kalaora established History At Play in 2010 to create enriching historical entertainment. The programs, which Kalaora researches, writes, produces, and performs, chronicle the lives of influential and oft forgotten women from history. Kalaora is a Boston resident. She graduated from Framingham High School; Syracuse University Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture; and completed Shakespeare’s Globe Education Program at The Globe Theatre, London, England.
