Jimmy
Jimmy Napoli has been a licensed N.Y.C. tour guide since 1996, specializing in the American Revolution, the creation of the Federal Government of the United States, the abolition movement, and women's suffrage. His main area of interest and expertise is Alexander Hamilton. In 2007, Jimmy appeared in the PBS documentary "The American Experience; Alexander Hamilton," written and directed by Middlemarch Films. In 2012, Jimmy was published in a re-edition of the classic biography "George Washington: The Indispensable Man", by James Thomas Flexner, writing the additional essays and providing historical consultation on this Sterling Publishing signature edition.
He is also a frequent lecturer at Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's 1776 headquarters in Harlem, and other historical mansions and museums around the country. Born on Manhattan Island, Jimmy grew up fast in the turbulent 1970's in the rough-and-tumble neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens and has resided in Manhattan for nearly thirty years. He is currently living in Brooklyn New York with his wife Eva.
"Napoli is a force of nature, with the energy of an entire cast of actors"
Eva
As a born and raised Dutch woman Eva loves riding her bike - rain or shine. Eva met Jimmy through her tour guide mentor, the late Lee Gelber and immediately connected to Jimmy's passion for Alexander Hamilton, history and for life in general.
After studying acting and directing in the Netherlands, Eva was invited to former Yugoslavia to perform and train with the renowned KPGT theater group, during the Serbo-Croatian war. Adventure and entertainment are in her DNA. Eva has also worked extensively with European arthouse filmmaker Edwin Brienen. In the late 1990's, she moved to New York City, where she continues to make films with independent filmmakers including Jonathan Caouette, Jorge Torres-Torres, and Onur Tukel (Catfight, Black Magic for White Boys, Scenes from an Empty Church during a Pandemic).
Her passion for history and story-telling inspired her to write, produce and perform several historical plays (including Mata Hari and Raising a Revolutionary) and an autobiographical play (Almost Mata Hari - Lovers, Letters and Killers). She to date appeared in more than 45 independent films that have been showcased in more than 50 film festivals - including Cannes, Toronto and Sundance.
She is performing “Raising a Revolutionary” in combination with different Hamilton lectures by Jimmy Napoli. This is a one-woman show about Rachel Faucett, the brilliant, scandal-ridden mother of Alexander Hamilton.