The Great Theater of Action: The Life of George Washington in Four Acts

Featuring Brian Hilton

Fridays February 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 7-8 p.m.

$20 admission per Act or $60 for admission for all 4 Acts (February 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th)

Tickets available here. For other George Washington Birthday Events, please visit WashingtonBirthday.com.

Feb. 5-Act 1:  By the Miraculous Care of Providence

General Washington will share thoughts and reminiscences about his life from ca. 1743, when he was 11 years old, to the eve of the American Revolution in 1775. 

Feb. 12-Act 2: Embarked on a Tempestuous Ocean

The General will discuss the years of the American War for Independence (1775-1783). 

Feb. 19-Act 3: Under the Shadow of My Own Vine & My Own Fig Tree

The General will cover the years between the War and his Presidency (1784 to the beginning of 1789), during which he had retired to Mount Vernon and presided over the Constitutional Convention. 

Feb. 26-Act 4, Part 1: A Peaceful Abode for An Ocean of Difficulties

The General will share his remembrances about his Presidency (1789-1797).

Feb. 26-Act 4, Part 2: The Prospect Most Grateful to My Soul

The General will talk about the years of his post-presidential retirement from Mar. 5, 1797, until the onset of his last illness on Dec. 13, 1799.

Brian Hilton, who has portrayed George Washington for audiences since 2007, will be performing virtual for these events. He is an award-winning teacher of history with an enduring passion and enthusiasm for the subject. Brian’s objective is to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge; to enhance understanding; to foster civic engagement and participation; and to open a dialogue with the past with the goal of informing the present in order to build a better future. Thirty years as an educator, historical interpreter, researcher and writer inform every lecture, presentation, and performance.  Brian worked at George Washington’s Mount Vernon from 1997-2006.