Performing in the 2019 Green Show on Wednesday, June 26 and Friday, June 28

This is their eleventh season at the OSF Green Show

Historical, educational, hysterical. One costumed woman tells you like it WAS.

Tames Alan is an actress, historian, and fashion history teacher who has combined her skills to create Living History Lectures for people of all ages. Since 1986, she has been touring her programs throughout the United States and Canada, where she is known for in-depth research and a lively presentational style. She is the most popular speaker in the history of the Washington Commission for the Humanities' Inquiring Mind series. Tames studied theater and history at Willamette University in Oregon and theater at the American Conservatory Theater and the Dell'arte School in California. For many years, Tames taught fashion history at the Art Institute of Seattle, offering a class that combined fashion history, social history, and women's studies. She is a historical consultant to museums, libraries, and historical festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest.

www.livinghistorylectures.com