Shiloh Rules

Shiloh Rules, by Doris Baizley, is a sharp satire set on the eve of one of the Civil War’s bloodiest engagements, the Battle of Shiloh. Well, the reenactment of the Battle of Shiloh, that is. When rival, hardcore Civil War buffs begin the battle prematurely, it sets off a firestorm. Six women caught up in this madness, hilarity and drama fight each other, help each other and learn that there is more to remembering the American Civil War than “Authentic” costumes and bandages.

Shiloh Rules delves into the madness that drove American citizens to take up arms against each other in a bloody Civil War, and how, nearly 150 years later, we often find ourselves staring at each other over those same lines, re-enacting similar battles in our everyday lives. Michaela Goldhaber directs.