RSS FeedFord’s Theatre Kicks Off Legacy Project With Free Shows
Ford’s Theatre is celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s legacy with The Lincoln Legacy Project and to that end is running a series of free shows Monday evenings in October (Ticketmaster fees apply, however). This is part of the lead up to the planned February 2012 opening of the Center for Education and Leaders across the street from Ford’s. It is launching the Lincoln Legacy Project, a five-year effort to create a dialogue in the nation’s capital around the issues of tolerance, equality and acceptance. Each fall, through a series of cornerstone theater productions, educational programs and special events, Ford’s will take a closer look at racial and religious intolerance, social injustice and civil rights in American history and contemporary society. The first Monday night production (tomorrow) is described below:
“E Pluribus Unum: Seeking Unity, Respecting Diversity”
Monday, October 3 at 7 pm
Current members of Congress discuss how we can find common ground amid the rancorous political discourse of today. Join Congressman Mike Simpson (R–Idaho), Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-California) as they explore how citizens of differing backgrounds and points of view can find the commonalities that unite all Americans. Author and historian Jay Winik (April 1865 and The Great Upheaval) begins the evening discussing what we can learn from Lincoln’s presidency and leadership.
Tickets to Legacy Project events at Ford’s Theatre may be reserved at the Ford’s Theatre Box Office, through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or by visiting www.fords.org. Ticketmaster fees apply. Groups of 20 or more may reserve tickets by calling (202) 638-2367. Tickets must be picked up by 6:45 p.m. to guarantee admittance.
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Tickets for the Monday evening programs ARE free if you pick them up in person at the box office and do not use Ticketmaster.
Their current play, Parade, a Tony-award winning musical drama was beautifully sung, well acted, gripping, and moving. It is based on a true incident of intolerance in Atlanta before World War I that cost an innocent man his life.