CIVICALLY SPEAKING: DEBORAH SAMPSON UNVEILED at American Repertory Theater

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 AT 6:30PM ET

CIVICALLY SPEAKING: DEBORAH SAMPSON UNVEILED
Massachusetts native Deborah Sampson (1760 - 1827) disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the Continental Army, then later married and lived as a farmer's wife. What drove this Revolutionary's break with tradition? How has our contemporary understanding of gender evolved the narrative about Sampson's extraordinary life? And how is the history of gender expression in the Revolutionary period inspiring the work of Emilio Sosa, costume designer of American Repertory Theater's upcoming production of 1776? Explore these questions and more with A.R.T. and the Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia, PA) in this discussion with Emilio Sosa (1776 upcoming; The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Tony Award nomination); and Alex Myers, a Sampson descendant, transgender advocate, and author of Revolutionary, a fictionalized novel based on Sampson's story. Then visit the Museum's special exhibition, When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story, 1776-1807, to see Sampson's wedding dress on loan from Historic New England and a recently discovered diary that reveals new details about her life. Register at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org/DeborahSampsonUnveiled.