Pat Jordan
Historical Interpreter

Amelia Earhart:  First Lady of the Skies. 
Critically-Acclaimed 1-Woman Show. 
U.S.Navy, U.S. Air Force retired flyers, Nantucket Actors’ Theatre, Penn State University tours, Library of Congress, NorthEast Aero Histoiarns., NJ Humanities Council sites, colleges, libraries, museums, historical societies, art centers, schools and major venues from Massachusetts to Virginia, Heritage Theatre Guild, American Historical Theatre and Germantown Theatre Guild tours. 

Martha Washington:  America’s First First Lady. 
National Portrait Gallery; Valley Forge National Park; Mount Vernon, White House Visitors Center, Welcome America!, National Archives, City Tavern, Truman Library, National Constitution Center, Arkansas Performing Arts Center, Library of Congress, Freedom’s Foundation at Valley Forge, American Historical Theatre and Heritage Theatre Guild presentations in universities, schools, museums, libraries and other major historical sites and venues throughout the country.

Betsy Ross:   American Flag Maker. 
Betsy Ross House, American Flag Association (video), PA Convention Center,  White House Visitors Center, National Archives, Library of Congress, Philadelphia Sites, Franklin Institute, Cock n Bull Restaurant History Nights, WDC 4th of July Parade, schools, libraries, Philadelphia-area sites.

Louisa May Alcott:  Writer of Little Women, Abolitionist, Suffragette & Child of the New Education. 
Questers State Convention, Bradford and Ashcroft Stages at Shannondell Retirement Community, Main Line Unitarian Church, Waverly (upcoming) Retirement Center, Granite Farms Retirement Community Stage, Willow Valley Manor.

Dorothea Dix:  Advocate for the Mentally Handicapped & Head of Civil War Nurses.
Penncrest School District History Day, Union League of Philadelphia, Willow Valley Manor, schools.

Clara Barton: Civil War Nurse & Founder of the American Red Cross. 
Colonial Dames of America.  American Red Cross of Treasure Coast, Florida, schools.

Indentured Servant, Sarah Gibbons:  An Irish Indentured Servant in 18th Century America.
Schools, Mother-Daughter Luncheon, Cock n Bull Restaurant History Nights (Have returned to this event for 7 years.)

Lillian Russell: Golden Age Singer in a Time of Power Brokers & Robber Barons - A Musical Theatre Presentation
Devon Manor, The Rosebrier Restaurant, Tropicana Casino & Resort.

Grace Galloway:  Revolutionary War Loyalist
Grace Galloway’s experiences as a loyalist in the American Revolution bring a fascinating perspective to the times.
Sweetbriar Mansion in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.

Deborah Franklin: Ben’s hard-working and strong-minded wife.
University of Pennsylvania’s 1st Annual Benjamin Franklin Leadership Conference.

Three Liberty Belles:  Martha Washington, Betsy Ross & Sarah Gibbons talk about the War for Independence.

Distance Learning:   Performances of Historical Characters for students and audiences throughout the country.

Recent Responses to our Programs:
“You had the audience mesmerized...BRAVO!!!”  AARP Union Chpt. NJ
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!  You really made Amelia come to life for [my daughters] and me.”  Audience Member - College Park Airport Museum, MD
“It’s easy to see that you love what you do and have a passion for history...We’ve had many requests for a return engagement.”  New Vitality Prog., NJ
“Thank you for your great contribution to our Founders’ Day Alliance for Youth event. You are blessed with great talent.” Council for Historic Sites, PA
“Once more, thank you...you were great and left a lasting imprint on our community.” Coordinator, Bonne Terre Chautauqua, MO
“Our lecture hall was transformed into a window through which we saw Amelia’s life unfold.” Rosemont College, PA
“Magnificent...the audience was spellbound from beginning to end.”  Women’s Support Services, Martha’s Vineyard
“Thank you for sharing your talents with us.  Comments included: Enjoyable... Real... Authentic...I was there...Theatre history at its best.”  Ocean Gate, NJ

Biography
Pat Jordan
Actor-Writer-Singer-Director

PAT JORDAN, a professional singer-actor, published writer and director, has appeared in scores of productions, including the Volunteers of America’s Centennial at the Philadelphia Academy of Music and New York’s Cooper Union, the Mask & Wig Club, the Union League’s Lincoln Hall, Walnut Street Studio Stages, and principal roles at the 42nd Street Theatre and the Clurman Theatre in New York. 

Pat’s interest in history has led her to portray Martha Washington at Mt. Vernon, the National Constitution Center, National Portrait Gallery, Library of Congress and Truman Library; Betsy Ross throughout Philadelphia and for the American Flag Association; and Amelia Earhart from Martha’s Vineyard to Virginia.  In 2005, she debuted in a new one-woman play on the life of Clara Barton, and recently presented the life of Louisa May Alcott for the Questers State Conference.  In New Jersey, she presents for the Humanities Council and presents as an historical expert as well as an actor.

The versatile performer delivered the welcoming speech as Deborah Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania’s 1st Annual Benjamin Franklin Leadership Symposium, and most recently, premiered The Women of Washington’s Household at the Independence Visitors’ Center for Welcome America’s 4th of July Celebration and again in 2007 at the Atwater-Kent Museum for Women’s History Month for American Historical Theatre.  The NJ Humanities council has underwritten Pat’s performances as Martha Washington and Amelia Earhart, in which she presents as an historical expert as well as an actor-interpreter.

Musically, Pat enjoys Broadway, big band, music hall, opera, and popular classic genres.  Her husband, Richard, frequently teams with her for Holiday programs as well. In film, she can be seen in principal roles as Larry’s Mom in Lucky Numbers, Molly in Cash Crop, Mom in Wide Awake, and as Sheriff Rufinelli in the film Philadelphia.  Pat is a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA.

The Wayne resident is in demand as a private teacher of stage performance as well as on-camera acting and musical theatre.  She is also an Artist-in-Education, drama instructor, stage director, and Program Director of the Chester Theatre Arts Outreach Program, a foundation-sponsored youth initiative celebrating its 10th year.  She studied at H-B Studio with Herbert Berghoff and Hal Holden and the Juilliard Opera Workshop with Vincent LaSelva.  Pat holds a BA (cum laude) in Theatre and Communication Arts from Villanova University as well as advanced study in acting, directing and playwriting.

In addition to her busy performance schedule, Pat’s recent credits include writing and directing the adult company productions of Alice in Wonderland, The Emperor & the Nightingale, and Stuff & Nonsense for Darlington Arts’ Professional Children’s Theatre; The Phantom of the Opera Radio Show for MontCo Association for the Blind; Pinocchio: A Children’s Opera for Immaculata University’s Italian Culture Series; and New Year’s Eve at the Opera for First Night Ocean City.  Her books, Every Teacher’s Friend Classroom Plays - Classic Literature for Teens, and Mini-Myths are now available at major online booksellers, with Plays from Around the World due out this year.  She has also written the introductions to "Trifles" and "Oedipus Rex," two new play releases by Drama D'Arts.