"Meet Richard St. George" Performance

I am daily visited with convulsive attacks—three this very day—melted down also by nightly hallucinations and dreadful visions and suggestions—sudden delirium also—yesterday one terrible to recollect—and many more a few days previously.

Richard St. George to Henry Fuseli, 1792

Irish soldier and artist Richard St. George's personal trauma and untimely death provide a window into the entangled histories of the American Revolution of 1776 and the Irish Revolution of 1798. The art he created and commissioned provides a unique perspective of the physical and emotional costs of these revolutionary moments.

Watch the Performance

"Meet Richard St. George" stars Seth Reichgott as Richard St. George and was written by Chris Braak for the Museum of the American Revolution in conjunction with our 2019-20 special exhibit, Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier.

Go Behind the Scenes

Go behind the scenes of the making, scripting, and performing of the first-person theatrical performance, "Meet Richard St. George," with actor Seth Reichgott and the Museum's Gallery Interpretation Manager Dr. Tyler Putman.

The performance and behind the scenes videos were produced by Veracity Studios and the Museum of the American Revolution. The Museum produced this original first-person theatrical performance in conjunction with the 2019-20 special exhibit, Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier, that dramatizes the life and experiences of Irish soldier and artist Richard St. George.