Program at ALPLM

[RJNorton]

Another announcement came today from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum:

The Heavens Are Hung In Black

A powerful, epic play set during several months in 1862 as the Civil War rages on and Lincoln prepares to write what will become the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring Richard “Fritz” Klein as President Lincoln. A powerful, epic play set during several months in 1862 as the Civil War rages on.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum–Union Theater
212 North Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 558-8934

November 8-11 and 15-18

Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

Presented by JP Morgan Chase Co.

As Abraham Lincoln grapples with writing what will become the Emancipation Proclamation in James Still’s play, Mary Lincoln tells him: “Every dream is a hidden door, Abraham. You have to be the one to open it.”

The Heavens Are Hung in Black premiered at Ford’s Theatre in 2009 and is being given its first Illinois staging in the ALPLM’s Union Theatre, featuring Richard ‘Fritz’ Klein as President Lincoln.

Meet playwright James Still at the Saturday, Nov. 17th performance.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for Foundation members, and $10 for students. Call (217) 558-8934 for tickets or purchase them online here.