Ford's Theater LIVING LINCOLN SERIES Tickets Sales Begin 12/8

Paul R. Tetreault, Director of Ford's Theatre Society, announced the line-up for the free Living Lincoln Series, which will premiere Feb. 16, 2009. This Monday-night series will explore the many aspects of President Lincoln's personality and life through lectures, panels, play readings and performances.

The series is part of the grand reopening for Ford's Theatre, which reopens in February after an 18-month renovation.

The series begins Feb. 16 with Lincoln Seen and Heard, a words-and-images show that takes Abraham Lincoln from his days in Congress through the American Civil War.

The Feb. 16 program will feature Sam Waterston and Harold Holzer. On Feb. 23, storyteller Jon Spellman will present Lincoln as Storyteller. On March 2, Conan O'Brien and Joshua Wolf Shenk will present Lincoln as Humorist. Ford's Theatre collaborates with the Shakespeare Theatre Company on April 13 for Lincoln and Shakespeare on Freedom's Stage, a presentation exploring Lincoln's love of The Bard. On April 20, Dr. Edna Medford will moderate a discussion titled Race and Emancipation in the Age of Lincoln. On April 27, Ford's will present Oratory in the Age of Lincoln.

The presentation on May 4 will be a reading of The Rivalry, about the Lincoln-Douglas debates with special guest actors. On May 11, author and historian James McPherson will present Lincoln as Commander In Chief. The series will end on May 18 with Lincoln in Love, the reading of a new musical based on the film Young Mr. Lincoln.

Beginning December 8, free tickets can be reserved through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or by visiting www.fords.org. Groups of 20 or more may reserve tickets by calling (202) 638-2367. Any remaining tickets will be released the day of each performance. These will be available for pick-up at the Ford's Theatre Box Office beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Ford's Theatre Society

Since it reopened its doors 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.

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