SMYRNA READS: "Buttons for General Washington" Performance

Thank you, Cathy Kaemmerlen with TattlingTales for teaching us about Revolutionary War spies and Quaker families at this morning's play, "Buttons for General Washington." This event was sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Event Description:

This event is part of "Smyrna Reads: Revisiting the Founding Era." 
For ages 5-12 years old

Set in the Revolutionary War, covering the time frame of October, 1777 through late summer 1778, this is a spy story of one Quaker family, the Darraghs of Philadelphia, who sent secret messages in code developed by the father and oldest son Charles with the coded messages hidden in buttons sewn on a coat.  Seen through the eyes of daughter Anne, who, because of her other brother John’s illness, must deliver the buttons to brother Charles, an aide de camp for General George Washington.

The 45 minute program is designed for elementary grades who study the Revolutionary War.
About the performer:

Cathy Kaemmerlen, professional actress, dancer, and storyteller, is known for her variety of characters, one-woman shows, and for her rapport with audiences.  A performer and “creator of shows” since she can remember, she has toured in schools coast to coast, since receiving a BA in English/elementary education from UNC-Charlotte, and a MFA in dance performance/choreography/theatre at the University of Wisconsin.  She tours through Tattlingtales Productions, the Georgia and South Carolina Touring Arts Rosters, Fulton County Teaching Museums, and has received numerous grants and honors, including Outstanding New Interpreter for her region with the National Association of Interpreters. Author of three non-fiction books.