Booking Information
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Family friendly and appropriate for all ages,
Benjamin Franklin Alive! is historical "edutainment" for everyone.
Thank you for your interest! Grounded in historical fact and thoroughly researched, Benjamin Franklin Alive! is a show brimming with personal anecdotes, humorous and heart-touching tales, and period / character-appropriate answers to each audience's questions.
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While we have developed several programs to fit our most common programming requests, each presentation is bespoke and can be tailored to fit your community's specific needs and interests. The majority of our runtimes range from around 30 minutes (schools, libraries, family-oriented events) up to 90 minutes (feature length presentations and evening performances).
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Please contact us today to request information.
Show Formats
Here are some of our most common presentation formats.
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Want to build a special performance for your organization?
We're excited to hear from you! Contact us today to learn how Benjamin Franklin Alive! can be adapted to fit your community's specific needs and interests.
Feature Presentations
Duration: 60-90 minutes
The perfect evening capstone performance for your theater's season, Benjamin Franklin Alive! transports audiences to a place mutually respectful of conversation, education, and enlightenment.
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Through this feature-length presentation, Benjamin Franklin's popularity, his colorful life and legacy, and his influence on so many aspects of modern life make an evening with Ben a long-lasting and unique opportunity, full of imagination and discovery.
Fundraisers & Nonprofits
Duration: 60-90 minutes
​Benjamin Franklin's popularity, his colorful life and legacy, and his influence on so many aspects of modern life make an encounter with this "favorite Founding Grandfather" a perfect fundraiser for your cause. He truly has something to say to everyone!
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Appropriate for civic groups and nonprofits, Benjamin Franklin Alive! has been a featured, returning highlight at numerous organizations, including several chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the George Bush Presidential Library. We offer educational materials, handouts, and marketing & poster masters that make advertising a breeze, making Benjamin Franklin Alive! one of the easiest and most socially beneficial fundraisers your organization will ever host.
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Conferences
Duration: Variable
​Bespoke and tailor-made to fit each individual audience, Benjamin Franklin Alive! has been presented at civic groups, nonprofits, libraries, Renaissance Faires, and other "cons" that draw nationwide audiences of history enthusiasts.
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A Renaissance Faire event-adjacent organizer himself, presenter GregRobin Smith is passionate about finding ways to engage each individual group's audience and develop unique programming. Please contact us for information.
Schools & Assemblies
Duration: 30-45 minutes
​This age-appropriate presentation provides children as young as 5 with the opportunity to come directly into contact with one of the most influential Founders in our nation's history!
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Featuring a special Q&A portion after the performance to allow young scholars to ask their most burning questions (and Ben to respond in a historically informed manner) and timed with passing time between classes in mind, this presentation is perfect for your school.