Contact Information

JoAnn F. Peterson
301-268-5116
[email protected]
www.joannpeterson.com

Space Requirements

A minimum of 6’ X 8’ open space visible by the students, flat surface, indoors, non distracting setting, with plain background preferred.

Tech Requirements

Lapel or lavaliere mic with speaker. (JoAnn can bring her own if assistance is provided.) 1 hour set-up, 30 min. breakdown. Changing area with mirror. Room temperature water.

Availability

Year round subject to artist’s touring and booking schedule.

Fee Structure

$800 for one portrayal
$1,200 for two portrayals of the same historical figure on the same day.

Maximum of two performances per day.
Discounts for multiple bookings in a week by same or different schools.

View Index

Amazing Women of History Portrayals

JoAnn F. Peterson
Program Type: Performance

Amazing Women of History Portrayals

Step back in time and “meet” some gutsy and inspirational women who are all excellent role models. Every one of them is an overcomer and achiever who impacted our country. In these performances (adjusted for ages and grade levels), students will interact with a “real” woman from history, hearing the stories about her life and the times in which she lived, in her own words, and then they’ll have the opportunity to actually ask her questions! Some students may help demonstrate events she experienced, such Nellie Bly’s attempt at elephant training or Molly Brown’s final hours on the Titanic.

JoAnn tours original one-woman shows about: Ground-breaking reporter and adventurer Nellie Bly (late 1800s, early 1900s) Beloved wife of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Lincoln (mid-1800s, Civil War) Founding Mother Abigail Adams (Revolutionary War, women’s rights) Child Star and Diplomat Shirley Temple Black (Golden Age of Hollywood, Great Depression, Cold War, diplomacy) The Unsinkable Molly Brown of Titanic fame (early 1900s, women’s suffrage) First Female Cabinet Member Frances Perkins (Great Depression, women in politics, women’s suffrage, Social Security, The New Deal)

Artist Background

JoAnn believes history should NEVER be boring or dry. As professional actor of stage and film for over 25 years, who has extensively researched each historical woman, she will bring them to “life” in first-person portrayals. JoAnn has been on the West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! roster for 16+ years and has performed portrayals at Cooper Union in NYC, the US Embassy in Prague, National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, and across the USA for schools, museums, festivals, Chautauquas, and other organizations, leaving audiences enthralled and inspired by each Amazing Women of History she portrays.

Search Criteria

‹ Back to Search Results