Want to come heckle BoothieBarn authors Dave Taylor and Kate Ramirez in person? Here are some of our public speaking engagements planned for the future.
Date: Saturday April 21, 2018
Location: Surratt House Museum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735)
Time: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Speech: John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Bus Tour
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: The 12 hour bus trip which documents the escape of the assassin through Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Cost: $85. Registration information can be found at: http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2018
Location: Jarrettsville Branch of Harford County Public Library (3722 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, MD 21084)
Time: 6:30 pm
Speech: Inter Arma Silent Leges: The Wrongful Execution of Mary E. Surratt
Speaker: Kate Ramirez
Description: In this scholarly speech, Kate analyzes the evidence that was used to convict and execute Mary Surratt for her role in the death of Lincoln. Kate discusses the holes in the prosecution’s case and the reasonable doubt that exists in her conviction.
Cost: Free
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: Shakespearean Daughter: The Life of Edwina Booth
Speaker: Kate Ramirez
Description: Edwina Booth was the only child of tragedian Edwin Booth and his first wife, Mary Devlin. In her speech, Kate will discuss the events that shaped Edwina’s life and how her life mirrored the Shakespearan characters her father enacted on stage. More information will be posted later at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2018
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: Joseph Booth: The Youngest Brother of John Wilkes Booth
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: Of all of the Booth brothers, it was only the youngest Booth, Joseph Adrian who shunned the spotlight. Born into a family of actors, young Joseph only briefly entered the family profession before realizing he exited the stage for good. While far less is known about Joseph than his famous (and infamous) brothers, the details we we do know paint a fascinating tale of an enigmatic brother. In his speech, Dave will examine the life of Joseph Adrian Booth and the impact Lincoln’s assassination had on his life. More information will be posted later at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Date: Friday, July 6, 2018
Location: Port Tobacco Courthouse (8430 Commerce St, Port Tobacco, MD 20677)
Time: 6:00 pm
Speech: “‘Conspirators’: The Public Execution of the Conspirators in Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination”
Speakers: Kate Taylor, Dave Taylor, Bob Bowser, Mike Callahan
Description: On July 7, 1865, four of the conspirators in the assassination of Lincoln were executed by the federal government. In this dramatic piece, the final hours of the conspirators will be performed. The piece stars Kate Taylor (nee Ramirez) as Mary Surratt, Dave Taylor as Lewis Powell, Bob Bowser as David Herold, and Mike Callahan as George Atzerodt.
Cost: $5 donation to the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco
Date: Sunday, September 9, 2018
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: Shakespearean Daughter: The Life of Edwina Booth
Speaker: Kate Ramirez
Description: Edwina Booth was the only child of tragedian Edwin Booth and his first wife, Mary Devlin. In her speech, Kate will discuss the events that shaped Edwina’s life and how her life mirrored the Shakespearan characters her father enacted on stage. More information will be posted later at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Date: One of the Saturdays in September (exact tour date TBD), 2018
Location: Surratt House Museum (9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton, MD 20735)
Time: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Speech: John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Bus Tour
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: The 12 hour bus trip which documents the escape of the assassin through Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Cost: $85. Registration information can be found at: http://www.surrattmuseum.org/booth-escape-tour
Date: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Location: Tudor Hall (17 Tudor Ln, Bel Air, MD 21015)
Time: 2:00 pm
Speech: Joseph Booth: The Youngest Brother of John Wilkes Booth
Speaker: Dave Taylor
Description: Of all of the Booth brothers, it was only the youngest Booth, Joseph Adrian who shunned the spotlight. Born into a family of actors, young Joseph only briefly entered the family profession before realizing he exited the stage for good. While far less is known about Joseph than his famous (and infamous) brothers, the details we we do know paint a fascinating tale of an enigmatic brother. In his speech, Dave will examine the life of Joseph Adrian Booth and the impact Lincoln’s assassination had on his life. More information will be posted later at: http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/2016/11/make-plans-to-visit-tudor-hall-in-2017_7.html
Cost: $5.00 cash for the talk and a tour of Tudor Hall
Additional speeches and information will be posted when available. Past speaking engagements can be seen here: https://boothiebarn.com/about/
If you are interested in having either Dave or Kate speak to your group about any aspect of the Lincoln assassination story, click to Contact Us or email to BoothieBarn@gmail.com
Just an aside – “Beware the people whistling” is a motto taken uttermost serious by actors & Co. as whistling in a theater (except it’s part of the play) is believed by theater people to bring bad luck.
The world of theater certainly has many superstitions (no opening an umbrella in a specific direction, the ghost light, always use the term “Scottish Play”). Thanks for the interesting tidbit.
Kate – I am so glad that I recommended you as the presenter for the Calvert County Historical Society’s program. I knew that you had done a first-person of Mary Surratt earlier this spring, but I had no idea how deeply you have delved into creating an intriguing script on our lady. Congratulations on a wonderful job and thank you for representing Surratt House Museum and the Surratt Society.
And thank you for the recommendation. The Port Tobacco presentation was completely off the cuff since I only spoke for about ten minutes. This was the first time I prepared/preformed a first person piece of such magnitude.
Very nice portrayal, Kate! I found it quite believable. I also think Mrs. Surratt was in on the kidnapping plot but not the assassination. Thank you for posting this!
Thank you. It’s always nice to find someone who supports the same theory.
Quite a powerful and very believable presentation. The quality of the monologue rivals what I’ve seen on Broadway!
Thank you 😀
Wonderful portrayal, Kate – grand job!
Thank you, Betty 🙂
Very powerful and moving interpretation! Well written dialogue. Great job Kate. Who knew “Wilkes” was such a good videographer…….lol
Thank you. “Wilkes” is very skilled with the camcorder. I’m lucky to have him around.
Kate, that was a wonderful presentation! I shared it with the Boston Civil War Roundtable and they want to ask you to be a presenter at one of their dinners during their 5 Days in May bus tour next spring, which will be centered on John Wilkes Booth and the assassination. Can you please give me your contact info? Thanks!
Thank you. I would love to speak for the Roundtable. I’ll send you an email with my contact info.
Kate….”late to the party”; have meant to watch this video forever …and it got buried somehow….anyhow…..just wanted to tell you how terrific it is and you are in it……for the past 10 years of my life I have read over 500 books on Lincoln and the assassination…..and you could not have been more brilliant as Mary Surratt…..hope some day to meet you in my travels with my family , possibly in 2018……I have started work on a screenplay involving a fictional meeting between Lincoln and Booth…..but…after seeing this I think maybe I should work on an Anna Surratt one-woman piece….and that I’d write with only you in mind to play her….all the best , happy holidays , and thanks for the performance……Gary Gilbert
Thank you for your wonderful compliments, Gary. Putting this piece together was quite an experience and it’s always great to hear that an audience member enjoyed watching it as much as I enjoyed creating it. Anna Surratt would be an interesting character to portray. Her personality is very different from that of her mother and she lives in that limbo of familiarity but not direct involvement with the conspiracy core. All the best with your own writing endeavors. Happy holidays.