Actors, Escorts, Crafts, Snacks, Games Positions

Actor Roles

Actions

All roles, except for narrators, involve less than a one-page script per day. Scripts do not need to be memorized and can be concealed with a prop (e.g., a fan or book). Campers rotate through various stages set up around camp, and each stage features a 20-minute presentation, meaning you will perform for each group during the day. The following day, you will either portray the same character or a new one, as listed below. No acting experience is required—just enthusiasm!

BOSTON (stage 2)

  • Narrator/Lead

  • Patrick Patriot (teen)

  • Paige Patriot (teen)

  • Sara Bradlee Fulton/Abigail Adams

  • Benjamin Burton/Ethan Allen/Alexander Hamilton

  • Patriot 1/James Madison/Colonist Citizen/Courier

  • Samuel Savage/British Commander/John Hancock

  • Samuel Adams/John Adams

YORKTOWN (stage 4)

  • George Washington/Narrator

  • Matthew Messenger/John Hancock/Alexander Hamilton

  • Mark Messenger/John Adams/Edmund Randolph

  • Captain of the ship/Richard Henry Lee/James Madison

  • Thomas Jefferson/Colonel Prescott

LEXINGTON (stage 6)

  • Narrator/Judge/Colonist

  • Homeowner/ Pat Patriot/Henry Knox

  • Smuggler/Thomas Paine

  • Store Owner/British Major Pitcairn/Nathan Hale’s Friend

RED COAT BRIGADE (traveling)

  • 6 Red Coats participate in the Battles of Trenton, Ticonderoga, Lexington, and more.  Careful handling and firing of a toy musket, which only produces smoke.  Running/following orders.

Time Commitment

  • Two rehearsals and during camp, which is the third complete week of July each year.  Camp runs Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Group Escorts

Actions

Group Escort leaders and assistants greet campers each day and take attendance. They help groups of 10 to 12 move around camp from one station to another. At the end of the day, they have parents sign their children out.

Time Commitment

  • At camp. Camp runs the third complete week of July each year, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Crafts, Snacks, and Games

Actions

Crafts are done at the Mount Vernon station each day, where various stories related to the craft are shared—for example, Betsy Ross’s secret to a perfect 5-point star. (Craft lead and assistant positions.)

Snacks are served at the Colonial Inn each day, where campers learn about colonial life. In addition to enjoying a snack, they get to try activities like grinding corn, making butter, and washing laundry—just as colonists did. (Snack lead and assistant positions.)

Games are played at Valley Forge each day, where campers can try old-fashioned hoop-and-stick games, sack races, British dodgeball, and Minute Man relay races. (Game lead position.)

Time Commitment

  • At camp. Camp runs the third complete week of July each year, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.