Kentucky Historical Society Museum Theatre Program
The Kentucky Historical Society Museum Theatre program offers several short plays relating to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. These plays, originally designed to be presented in the museum galleries of the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, are performed by professional actors dressed in historically-accurate costuming. Each production presents historically-accurate content in an engaging and entertaining format. The Kentucky Historical Society offers these productions to museums and libraries for special events or programming related to the productions. A maximum of four productions can be performed in any given day. Locations are encouraged to promote the productions to local schools or organizations by inviting these groups to see the production. Availability is limited so preference will be given to locations or events that relate closely to the content of the play. For more information or to book a performance, please contact Greg Hardison at (502) 564-1792 ext.4454.
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Available Museum Theatre Performances |
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Back to the Bluegrass: Mary Todd Comes Home
Return to Lexington with Mary Todd Lincoln as she visits her girlhood home. As she anticipates her husband’s election to the presidency, Mrs. Lincoln shares her past memories of the Bluegrass state and reveals a frightening vision of the future of her country. (15 minutes.) ($200 first show, $100 each additional within the same day)
Bound for Freedom: The Story of Frontier Slave Monk Estill
Abraham Lincoln’s grandfather of the same name traveled over the Cumberland Gap and settled in Boonesboro during a time of vicious battles between Native Americans and Kentucky settlers. Discover the challenges of frontier life with an enslaved man who fought his way to freedom. (15 minutes.) ($200 first show, $100 each additional within the same day)
Dear Friend: The Civil War Diary of Annie McCarroll Starling
Through the eyes and words of a teenage girl in Christian County, Kentucky, visitors are transported back to the turbulent Civil War years. The daughter of pro-Union parents, Annie McCarroll Starling recounts in her diary news of the war, her social life, and her budding romances as Kentucky searches for identity during these troubled times. (15 minutes.) ($200 first show, $100 each additional within the same day)
NEW PLAYS COMING IN 2009
Several new productions, currently under development, will be available to libraries in 2009. Please contact Greg Hardison at (502) 564-1792 ext.4454 for more information.
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