interpreters

Two drivers lead a team of oxen and a cart along Nicholson Street on a fall day in the Historic Area.

A costumed interpreter enters the Great Hopes plantation kitchen door while reading a book.

An interpreter picks vegetables in the Great Hopes Plantation garden in the fall.

A character interpreter portrays a young George Washington peering out a window in the parlor of the George Wythe House, an original building. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Production still from the electronic field trip, "Soldier of Liberty". Interpreters portray loyalist soldiers (red armbands) marching to battle. For more information about this program see: https://history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm

An interpreter strides away from the Capitol on an early spring day.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder George Washington. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Interpreters greet one another on a foggy/misty winter day in front of the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street.

Interpreters talk with each other outside the George Wythe South Office on a warm winter day.

Interpreters chat with one another on the steps of the Greenhow Tenement while another interpreter peers into her bag outside the Shoemaker's Shop.

A winter street scene showing the (l-r) Russell House, Millinery Shop, the Golden Ball, Unicorn's Horn and John Carter's Store on Duke of Gloucester Street.

Character interpreters portray Thomas Jefferson and Jupiter in the program "Jefferson and Jupiter: Across the Board," in the Raleigh Tavern. Program description: Over a game of chess Thomas Jefferson and his manservant, Jupiter, challenge and amuse each other. In this depiction of a private moment in the life of a very public figure, chess becomes a metaphor for the power dynamics present in the master/slave relationship.

Character interpreters portray Thomas Jefferson and Jupiter in the program "Jefferson and Jupiter: Across the Board," in the Raleigh Tavern. Program description: Over a game of chess Thomas Jefferson and his manservant, Jupiter, challenge and amuse each other. In this depiction of a private moment in the life of a very public figure, chess becomes a metaphor for the power dynamics present in the master/slave relationship.

An interpreter walks up the steps to the second floor of the Governor's Palace on a late winter afternoon.

Interpreters stand at the northern gates of the Capitol on a brisk winter day in the Historic Area.

A pair of interpreters guide a team of oxen towards the Gaol on a winter's day in the Historic Area.

An interpreter stands in the doorway of the Millinery Shop during the Christmas season.

Historic Trades carpenters and Historic Area interpreters work together to raise the tobacco barn at Great Hopes Plantation.

Production still from the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "A Publick Education". Two young girls portray Bray School students. -- Media Collections. For more information about this field trip please see: https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Production still from the Electronic Field Trip (EFT), "A Publick Education". Two young girls portray Bray School students. -- Media Collections. For more information about this field trip please see: https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

Character interpreter Daniel Cross portrays Nation Builder George Washington on Duke of Gloucester Street near the Capitol, August 10, 2019.

An interpreter performs in the program “His Chosen Master” in the Apollo Room at the Raleigh Tavern.

Two interpreters prepare root vegetables for soup and serve up pieces of a fresh baked pumpkin pie in the Great Hopes Plantation Kitchen.

An interpreter at work in the Historic Area in the spring.

An interpreter guides rams through a winter pasture behind the Gaol.