Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival: James Armistead Lafayette, in Abbeville
The free Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival presents James Armistead Lafayette, portrayed by Stephen Seals.
Everybody loves a good spy story. How about an American slave who volunteers to spy for the Continental Army, and who does such a credible job of it that he gets recruited to be a double agent for the British, gaining the confidence of both General Cornwallis and traitor Benedict Arnold?
It’s an exciting story of a bogus “runaway slave” living a dangerous life behind enemy lines, ferreting out information and spreading “mis-information” that allows the American forces to triumph at the Battle of Yorktown.
Not fiction . . . True story. . . And you get to hear it told by Colonial Williamsburg’s Stephen Seals.
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the 2 p.m. show; come early to get a seat.