FORD’S THEATRE SOCIETY ANNOUNCES 2014-2015 SEASON

03-18-2014

 

 

Season Includes “Driving Miss Daisy,” “A Christmas Carol,”

The World Premiere of “The Widow Lincoln” and

A Musical Based on Lincoln’s Words and the Civil War

 

Spring 2015 Programming Commemorates

150th Anniversary of President Lincoln’s Assassination

 

Collaborative Exhibition at the Center for Education and Leadership Returns

Lincoln Assassination and Funeral Artifacts to Ford’s Theatre Campus

March 16-May 25, 2015

 

Around-the-Clock Assassination Commemorations

April 14 and 15, 2015

 

“Remembering Lincoln” Digital Archive to

Catalogue National and Global Response to Lincoln’s Death

 

Ford’s Announces New Commissioning Initiative

Featuring Three Women Playwrights

 

Washington, D.C.—Ford’s Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced that the Ford’s Theatre 2014-2015 season will include mainstage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy,” headlined by Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace, the return of Edward Gero as Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” the world premiere of “The Widow Lincoln” by James Still, and a new musical, “Freedom’s Song,” still in development, inspired by the words of Lincoln and those who lived through the Civil War.

 

During the spring of 2015, Ford’s honors the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln and commemorates 150 years since his assassination at Ford’s Theatre with the “Ford’s 150: Remembering the Lincoln Assassination.” In addition to the stage productions, special programming for the “Ford’s 150” includes: a museum exhibition that will return priceless artifacts connected with the events of Lincoln’s assassination to the Ford’s Theatre campus for the first time since April 1865; an around-the-clock vigil on April 14 and 15 marking the events of Lincoln’s shooting and death; performances of the Society’s one-act plays “One Destiny” and “The Road From Appomattox”; History on Foot walking tours; a series of free panel discussions featuring historians and scholars; “Remembering Lincoln”: an online collection of personal reactions and artifacts showcasing the response to Abraham Lincoln’s death; and more. A full programming schedule will be announced in January 2015.

 

“Daily at Ford’s we seek to honor Lincoln and the tremendous impact his life, leadership and death had on our nation,” said Ford’s Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault. “With next year’s season, we will celebrate classic stories of generosity and friendship, and pay tribute to one of our nation’s greatest leaders through a vast array of engaging events, lectures, exhibitions and vigils on our campus. We welcome all to learn our national history, celebrate Lincoln’s life and be inspired by his vision.”

 

Commissioning Initiative

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