IN WASHINGTON, D.C. - FORD’S THEATRE PERFORMANCES OF "ONE DESTINY"

FORD’S THEATRE SOCIETY ANNOUNCES EVENING PERFORMANCES OF "ONE DESTINY" IN JUNE
 
Play explores the Lincoln Assassination - Admission includes entry to Ford’s Theatre Museum
 
Washington, D.C.—The Ford’s Theatre Society presents evening performances of "One Destiny” by Richard Hellesen from June 8 to June 19, 2010. During these dates, the Ford’s Theatre Museum will be open to "One Destiny" ticketholders 30 minutes prior to the start of the play.
 
"One Destiny" was commissioned by the Ford’s Theatre Society to bring the drama and emotion of the American Civil War to life through informative and entertaining theatre. This 30-minute two-character play, which premiered in spring 2007, is set shortly after the Lincoln assassination at Ford’s Theatre. The play revisits the events of April 14, 1865, from the point of view of Harry Ford, one of three brothers who owned Ford’s Theatre, and the great comic actor Harry Hawk, who was performing on stage on the night of the assassination.
 
Production sponsors for “One Destiny” are Verizon and Pepco.
 
ONE DESTINY
by Richard Hellesen
In Richard Hellesen’s one-act play “One Destiny,” comedic actor Harry Hawk and co-owner of Ford’s Theatre Harry Ford grapple with whether they could have changed the course of history. Could John Wilkes Booth have been stopped? Revisit April 14, 1865, and the events surrounding the tragic assassination of Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of the men who were there when history happened.
 
Evening performances of “One Destiny” are June 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18 at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; June 12 and 19 at 5:30 p.m.
 
TICKETS
Performance tickets for “One Destiny” are $6.50 in advance or $5.00 the day of the performance. Tickets can be reserved through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or by visiting fords.org. Groups of 20 or more may reserve tickets by calling (202) 638-2367.
 
FORD’S THEATRE SOCIETY
Since its reopening in 1968, more than a hundred years after the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Ford’s Theatre has been one of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital. Ford’s Theatre has enthralled visitors because of its unique place in United States history, and its mission to celebrate the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and explore the American experience through theatre and education. For its accomplishments, the organization was honored in 2008 with the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given by the U.S. government to artists, arts institutions and arts patrons.
 
Ford’s Theatre Society works to present the Theatre’s nearly one million visitors each year with a high quality historical and cultural experience, enhancing the vibrancy of this historic site, an important tool for promoting the ideals of leadership, humanity and wisdom espoused by Abraham Lincoln.
 
Since 2005, Ford’s Theatre Society has been recognized by the critics and theatergoing public for the superior quality of its artistic programming. With works from the nationally acclaimed "Big River" to the world premieres of "The Heavens Are Hung In Black" and "Meet John Doe," Ford’s Theatre has undoubtedly begun to make its mark on the American theatre landscape.
 
In addition, through the leadership of Chairman Wayne R. Reynolds and Director Paul Tetreault, the mission of Ford’s Theatre Society has expanded to include education as a central pillar of the organization, equal to that of producing theatre of the highest quality. As Ford’s Theatre looks to the future, the health of the organization will be defined and determined not only by the quality of the productions on the stage but also by the success of its educational programming in teaching about the life, Presidency and lessons of leadership of Abraham Lincoln.
 
For more information on Ford’s Theatre and the Ford’s Theatre Society, please visit www.fords.org
 
For information on the National Park Service and the Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, please visit www.nps.gov/foth