Clara Barton Impersonator - Mary Ann

You have probably seen this award-winning actress and director, but not in modern clothing! Mary Ann has deftly combined her degree in British History and acting ability to recreate history's most fascinating women. She has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and CBS Good Morning, and in Newspapers around the world. In 2002, her Clara Barton show won honors as the Top Solo Theatrical at ArtScape. She is also the History Chairperson and Shakespearean Language instructor at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, Where she has performed for over twenty-five years. In addition to her show subjects, Mary Ann has played Amelia Earhart, Lucille Ball, Mary Todd Lincoln, and even Carmen Miranda.

Mary Ann researches and writes her own programs and also performs in the authentic costumes, accents, and attitudes of her characters' eras. She has presented at corporate events, museums, libraries, and schools in the Mid-Atlantic region for sixteen years. Her unique and lively shows have been featured at the National Theater of Washington, Port Discovery Children's Museum, the National Museum of Medicine, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Her entertaining portraits of famous ladies and their times encourage a love of history, drama, and literature in young and old alike!