Every great story begins with a question…
What if history’s most fascinating people and forgotten moments could step off the page and into the room?
These programs combine historical research, theatrical storytelling and vivid imagery to create engaging live experiences audiences remember long after the final story.
Browse by topic below
Most presentations are approximately 45–50 minutes and can be tailored for libraries, museums, cruise enrichment, senior communities, conferences, and community organizations. Not sure which program is the best fit? I’d be happy to recommend one based on your audience, event, and goals.
• Aspasia: The Woman Who Taught Athens to Think
The woman who taught Socrates—and shaped democracy from ancient Athens
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Countess of Calculation: Ada Lovelace, Victorian Computer Programmer
Ada refused to shrink her ideas – she saw machines that could compose music, transform symbols, and extend human thought
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• She Sells Sea Shells: How Mary Anning Changed Science
Meet Mary Anning, Victorian paleontologist, whose discoveries reshaped our understanding of the natural world
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Worn for Life: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War Surgeon
The only female Medal of Honor recipient and a trailblazing Civil War surgeon
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• The Mother of Miami: The Woman Who Founded a City
Julia Tuttle, the only woman to found a major U.S. city—and the vision that made it possible
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Measuring the Stars: The Woman Who Revealed the Universe
Cecilia Payne’s groundbreaking work revealed what stars are made of
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Angel in the Air: Lt. Elsie Ott
The first flight nurse: Lt. Elsie Ott revolutionized wartime medicine from the sky
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Breaking the Silence: Julia Parsons
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Dueling Stage Star of Paris: The True(-ish) Story of La Maupin
The scandalous true story of duels, defiance, and La Maupin, who refused to live quietly
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Aqua Tofana: Magic, Myth, or Murder
The true story of Italian renaissance perfume maker Giulia Tofana and the mythical poison that made her a legend
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• No Permission Required: The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn
The fearless journalist who witnessed history—and refused to watch from the sidelines
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Forgotten Astronauts: The Mercury 13
The forgotten women who proved they were ready for space—before America was
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
Women who changed history and their remarkable stories
• Women of the Waves: Legendary Ladies of the Sea
Pirate queens, ocean explorers, and the women who ruled the tides
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Spirits of Sea & Shore: Ghost Stories & Nautical Legends
Haunting ghost stories drawn from maritime history and coastal lore
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• The Land Divided, the World United: Fritz and the Building of the Panama Canal
Dynamite, disease, jungle—and one extraordinary life. Discover the human story behind the Panama Canal through Fritz, a Swiss explosives expert who arrived during construction and remained for the rest of his life.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Fifty Miles That Changed the World: The Panama Canal—Past, Present & Future
Learn how the Panama Canal reshaped travel and global trade, how it works today, and how drought, freshwater demands, larger ships and a changing climate may determine its future.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
Ships, explorers, pirates & remarkable journeys
• Green Benches: How St. Pete Welcomed the World
The true story of St. Petersburg’s green benches — where the world came to sit
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Hollywood East: Florida’s Forgotten Film History
Florida’s forgotten film history from silent movies to modern screens
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• The Mother of Miami: The Woman Who Founded a City
Julia Tuttle, the only woman to found a major U.S. city—and the vision that made it possible
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Delivering Knowledge: The Extraordinary Journey from Pack Horse Libraries to the Digital Age
From pack horses to bookmobiles, the extraordinary story of distributing information beyond library walls
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Breaking the Silence: Julia Parsons
Julia Parsons, the WWII Navy codebreaker who helped end the war and continued to keep her secret
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Angel in the Air: Lt. Elsie Ott and the Creation of Flight Nursing
The first flight nurse: Lt. Elsie Ott revolutionized wartime medicine from the sky
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Fifty Miles That Changed the World: The Panama Canal—Past, Present & Future
Learn how the Panama Canal reshaped travel and global trade, how it works today, and how drought, freshwater demands, larger ships and a changing climate may determine its future.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
Incredible stories about people and pivotal moments from American history
• Aspasia: The Woman Who Taught Athens to Think
The woman who taught Socrates—and shaped democracy from ancient Athens
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• The School She Carried Across a Border: Anna Essinger
The German headmistress who smuggled sixty-six children out of Nazi Germany and rebuilt her school in England
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Dueling Stage Star of Paris: The True(-ish) Story of La Maupin
The scandalous true story of duels, defiance, and La Maupin, who refused to live quietly
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Aqua Tofana: Giulia Tofana, Magic, Myth, or Murder
The true story of Italian renaissance perfume maker Giulia Tofana and the mythical poison that made her a legend
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• No Permission Required: The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn
The fearless journalist who witnessed history—and refused to watch from the sidelines
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Fifty Miles That Changed the World: The Panama Canal—Past, Present & Future
Learn how the Panama Canal reshaped travel and global trade, how it works today, and how drought, freshwater demands, larger ships and a changing climate may determine its future.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• The Land Divided, the World United: Fritz and the Building of the Panama Canal
Dynamite, disease, jungle—and one extraordinary life. Discover the human story behind the Panama Canal through Fritz, a Swiss explosives expert who arrived during construction and remained for the rest of his life.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
Remarkable people who changed history around the world
• Countess of Calculation: Ada Lovelace, Victorian Computer Programmer
Ada refused to shrink her ideas – she saw machines that could compose music, transform symbols, and extend human thought
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Measuring the Stars: The Woman Who Revealed the Universe
Cecilia Payne’s groundbreaking work revealed what stars are made of
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• She Sells Sea Shells: How Mary Anning Changed Science
Meet Mary Anning, Victorian paleontologist, whose discoveries reshaped our understanding of the natural world
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Angel in the Air: Elsie Ott
The first flight nurse: Lt. Elsie Ott revolutionized wartime medicine from the sky
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Breaking the Silence: Julia Parsons
Julia Parsons, the WWII Navy codebreaker who helped end the war and continued to keep her secret
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Forgotten Astronauts: The Mercury 13
The forgotten women who proved they were ready for space—before America was
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Extraordinary Origins
From Velcro and barcodes to Bubble Wrap and air conditioning, uncover the surprising accidents, failures and flashes of inspiration behind ordinary things.
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Fact, Fiction…or Just Familiar?
While some “common knowledge” may feel true simply because we’ve heard them before, let’s explore four surprising cases where new evidence changed what we thought we “knew.”
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Delivering Knowledge: The Extraordinary Journey from Pack Horse Libraries to the Digital Age
From pack horses to bookmobiles, the extraordinary story of distributing information beyond library walls
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
Discoveries that transformed our understanding of the world
• Spirit of the Season: Global Holiday Traditions & Folklore
A global journey through winter holiday traditions and storytelling
⏰ 45 min • 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Spirits of Sea & Shore: Ghost Stories & Nautical Legends
Haunting ghost stories drawn from maritime history and coastal lore
⏰ 45 min • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
• Cocoa Confidential: The Secret History of Chocolate
Chocolate’s journey from sacred ritual to global indulgence
(optional added tasting element facilitated with your Retail/Food & Beverage team) |
⏰ 45 min (60 min with tasting) • 👦🏼 Teen+ • 🖥 Projector preferred
Traditions, folklore & celebrations from around the globe
- Simple, flexible setup for virtually any venue
- Load-in: ≤ 30 minutes
- Strike: ≤ 15 minutes
- Space: 10’ x 10’ minimum
- Audio: Mic optional
- Visuals: Optional
- All Programs: Optional post-show Q&A (10–15 minutes, schedule permitting)
- Unplugged Versions Available: All programs can be performed with no microphone, lighting, or projection—requiring only a quiet space and seated audience.