A Civil War Christmas
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 26, 2008
Closed Dec 21, 2008
Opened Nov 26, 2008
Closed Dec 21, 2008
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
It's 1864, and Washington, D.C. settles down to the coldest Christmas Eve in years - in the White House, where President and Mrs. Lincoln plot their gift-giving; on the banks of the Potomac, where a young rebel challenges a Union blacksmith's mercy; and in the alleys downtown, where an escaped slave loses her daughter just before finding freedom.
On December 14 at 2:00PM, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and Yale University historian David Blight join together to discuss history through the artist's lens on Long Wharf Theatre's Mainstage as part of the theatre's Symposium series. The title of the symposium is "Remembered in spite of ourselves: Historical accuracy and artistic license." Vogel combines historic, composite, and fictional characters in her play A Civil War Christmas. Blight has written a play to commemorate 2009's bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. Join Vogel, Blight, and April Donahower, Long Wharf Theatre's Dramaturg & Literary Manager, for a conversation about the intersection of art and history.
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With A Civil War Christmas, now premiering at Long Wharf Theatre, Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel has taken on the ambitious task of creating a homegrown alternative to Dickens' 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol. It's a laudable effort -- especially given that many of those of us past childhood are pretty well Tiny Timmed out -- but where Vogel stumbles is in trying to weave together way too many characters and plot lines, according none quite enough time and attention to achieve full resonance. Some scenes are mere seconds long; and often a character will be charged with providing a lead-into his or her own dialogue or action, as well as a segue to the next micro-scene. While director Tina [...]