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Program
Cast
Bill
Barker as Thomas Jefferson:
Bill has enjoyed portraying
Thomas Jefferson in a variety of settings over the past twenty years.
He joined The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in the spring of 1993 to
perform as
Jefferson
in a film made to honor Ambassador and Mrs.
Walter H. Annenberg. Bill has
continued to appear as
Jefferson
in Colonial Williamsburg and assists in the
development of further
Jefferson
programs for the Foundation.
He has performed as
Jefferson
in many different venues, including the White
House,
Poplar
Forest
and the
Palace
of
Versailles
. He
has participated in programs aired on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, CNN, The History Channel, and C-SPAN.
Publications which have featured Bill include Time, People, Southern Living and Reader’s Digest. He
has received commendations from The City of Philadelphia, The City of St. Louis,
The City of New Orleans, and The Hellenic Ideals Foundation.
In September 2004 Bill was presented the Signey N. Stokes Award by the
Jefferson Legacy Foundation.
Mark
Schneider as Napoleon Bonaparte
Mark was born and raised in the
small town of
Setauket
,
New York
on
Long Island
. After moving to
Virginia
, Mark attended
Christopher
Newport
University
where he would receive a bachelor’s degree in history.
Mark then entered the United States Army where he served as a Cavalry
Scout. Upon completion of his
military service, Mark began working for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
In addition to Napoleon Bonaparte, Mark has portrayed Lafayette, Banastre
Tarleton and other historical figures. Mark
most recently portrayed Napoleon in
Europe
at the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in
Belgium
and at the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz in the
Czech
Republic
for 30,000 spectators. In addition
to these events Mark has been invited back to
Europe
this year and will be in
France
,
Austria
and
Germany
to portray Napoleon for more anniversaries.
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