The Revolution Will Be Dramatized!

For fans of Bad Epitaph Theater Co., or for those of you interested in even more radio drama ... I just found a fun radio adaptation of Kirk Wood Bromley's The American Revolution for the New York Historical Society.

From the site:

A New York City-based theater group, known as the Inverse Theater Company (ITC), was commissioned (asked) by the New-York Historical Society, to create this work. They were directed to create an exciting dramatic piece that could tell the story of the American Revolution in about six (6) scenes, and in about 40 minutes or less. ITC had to weave the stories of Helen Korthright, with other factual evidence about the American Revolution, while connecting the War and its importance to events of today.

This (brief) version is part Washington's story, bits of which will be familiar to those who saw the BETC production I directed in Summer 2004, and the other part is the true story of "Mrs. Abraham Brasher (Helen Kortright),” who witnessed events during the American Revolution, and in 1802, wrote the account of her many experiences during that period.

Because these six parts are geared towards kids, it's not as irreverent as the original play - but a lot more hip than your average American Revolution lesson.