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Jun 19, 2024 · ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS runs from June 13-July 14 at The Unicorn Theatre, The Larry Vaber Stage, 6 East Street, Stockbridge, MA. For tickets call 413-997-4444 or online at BerkshireTheatreGroup.org. Berkshire Theatre Group presents ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS by Robert E. Sherwood. Director: David Auburn.
Jun 27, 2024 · “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” is a 1938 play that is essentially a pre-presidency biography of Abraham Lincoln. It is, amazingly, enlightening to contemporary audiences. When the play first...
2 days ago · Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Jun 20, 2024 · The 1938 role of Abraham Lincoln in Robert E. Sherwood’s play “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” made Raymond Massey, a film character heavy, into a bonafide Broadway star. The next year, thanks to Sherwood’s insistence, the same role made him a true Hollywood star.
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Jun 19, 2024 · Auburn and his ensemble of 11 actors — all of whom play multiple roles unbound by gender and race — have shaped “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” as a folk-style coming-of-age story; a 30-plus years rite of passage for a young man who rose to our nation’s highest office at a time when the country he served was painfully split ...
Jun 17, 2024 · Step into the life and evolution of one of America's most iconic figures in Robert E. Sherwood 's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS.
Jun 13, 2024 · STOCKBRIDGE — An icon of American history is getting a fresh look in a fresh take on a classic American play at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre. The icon is Abraham Lincoln. The play is Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.”. For his production, which runs through July 14, director ...