Amenia Historical Society Presents "Amenia's Spycatcher"

The Amenia Historical Society presents "Amenia’s Spycatcher," a new play by Amenia resident George Bistransin at the Town Hall Theater on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 23, at 2 p.m. "Amenia’s Spycatcher" is an adventure, full of intrigue, that weaves historical facts from many different sources into a fictional historical drama. The play retells generally unknown but remarkable events that happened to Amenia residents Ephraim and Mary Paine between 1777 and 1785. Ephraim Paine held many offices, including being Dutchess County Judge and delegate to Continental Congress. The play takes inspiration from “Grandmother’s Spy” by Paine’s descendent, Martha Bockee Flint, which tells how Mary Paine caught a man who she believed was a British Spy.