Remember the Ladies
November 21, 2026
Saturday at 4:00 PM
Remember the Ladies: A Women’s Reenactment
Brought to you by Virginia Humanities & CultureWorks.
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FREE ADMISSION WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $15CHILDREN FOUR YEARS OLD AND UNDER ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PUBLIC REENACTMENTSPLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFOWitness Patrick Henry Convince his Fellow Delegates to Take Up Arms Against the King!
3:45 PM CHURCH DOORS OPEN FOR SEATING4:00 PM REENACTMENT BEGINS 4:45 PM MEET AND GREET DELEGATES IN THE YARDSt. John’s Church Foundation presents a gender-reversed production of our time-honored Liberty or Death reenactment. In this historic rendition, women drawn from Richmond’s vibrant theatre and film community portray nine delegates to the Second Virginia Convention, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee and of course, Patrick Henry.
Directed by Dr. Jan Powell, the former Artistic Director of Richmond Shakespeare, this special production was inspired by and commemorates the passing of the 19th Amendment in August 1920, which gave women the right to vote and at-long-last participate in our representational democracy.
Casting female actors in traditionally male roles is a unique and deliberate way to shift our modern perspective, allowing us to better hear the profundity of Henry’s arguments, and more fully comprehend America’s relentless pursuit for liberty.
This program has been funded in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
It has also been funded in part by a grant from CultureWorks.
House Rules for Historic St. John’s Church
Please mask if you like or if you have been exposed to illness.
Seating is first come, first served. Tickets are required.
There is no food, drink, gum, candy, strollers, backpacks or firearms permitted inside the church.
Bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 are prohibited inside the church. Any and all bags are subject to inspection. Please leave backpacks and bags inside your vehicle as we have no place to store them.