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Special Collection
This collection produced by KET provides examples of drama based on historical characters.
Video segments include an excerpt from the play Jemima Boone: Daughter of Kentucky, which dramatizes the life of Daniel Boone’s daughter.
In “Angus Augustus Burleigh,” an actor portrays a slave who fought for the Union Army.
Another segment from The Remarkable Clarks, a historical drama about George Rogers Clark and his siblings, includes interviews with the cast.
Two additional video segments feature Georgetown College drama professor and Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performer George McGee as 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay.
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Drama Based on Historical Characters: Angus Augustus Burleigh, Civil War SoldierIn this video segment, writer/actor Hasan Davis portrays Angus Augustus Burleigh, a slave who fought for the Union army during the Civil War. At age 16, Burleigh ran away from his master’s home in Anderson County, Ky., and registered for the Union Army. |
6-12 |
Video |
Drama Based on Historical Characters: George Rogers, Lucy, and William ClarkThis segment from the KET series Kentucky Life includes an excerpt from the historical drama The Remarkable Clarks, about three famous siblings, George Rogers Clark, Lucy Clark Croghan, and William Clark, and interviews with the actors who portray them. |
6-12 |
Video |
Drama Based on Historical Characters: Henry Clay: Colonel Tarleton's VisitGeorge McGee, a drama professor at Georgetown College and a Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performer, performs a monologue scene as 19th century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. In this scene, Clay recalls a childhood incident—the invasion of his family’s farm by British troops the day after his father’s funeral. |
6-12 |
Video |
Drama Based on Historical Characters: Henry Clay: The Mendenhall IncidentGeorge McGee, a drama professor at Georgetown College and a Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performer, performs a monologue scene as 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. In this scene, Clay discusses his stand on slavery, a stance that was both politically and personally troubling to him. |
6-12 |
Video |
Drama Based on Historical Characters: Jemima BooneThis is a scene from a play about the daughter of famous Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone. This scene opens with Jemima recalling a date in 1773. The scene transports us to that day. |
4-12 |
Video |
