An imagination of Abraham Lincoln's trouble set in a musical installation.

April 3 - April 17 Fridays at 7:00 Saturdays at 2:00 At Free Street Theater 1419 W. Blackhawk 3rd fl of Pulaski Park

Reviews:
Chicago Theater Blog: "This production is called a string musical installation and stretches the boundaries of what is called theater. One is spellbound experiencing the performers' revelation of Abraham Lincoln's last days–done with impeccable timing and flashes of dark humor."

Chicago Reader: "This psychological portrait of Abraham Lincoln is also remarkable for its display of formal sophistication and emotional power."

Free Street Theater's ensemble explored Abraham Lincoln's struggle with depression, a life fraught with failure and a steadfast determination that led him to become president at a time when the country was unraveling. Research, creative writing, and character explorations led to the creation of a performance emerging from our collective imagination of the intimate thoughts of one miserable man who made one nation indivsible.

The performance takes place within a string based musical installation with accompanying vocals. Directed by Anita Evans.  Musical Direction by Stone.

Favorite Lincoln Links:

Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley was Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker and confidant. She writes of her life and experiences from an intimate perspective within the White House during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln Research Site by Roger Norton
This site has a treasure trove of deatailed information about Lincoln, from his childhood brush with death to his dream that preceeded his death and so so so so so much more.

Lincoln's Great Depression by Joshua Wolf Shenk
"Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life, and if he were alive today, his condition would be treated as a "character issue"—that is, as a political liability. His condition was indeed a character issue: it gave him the tools to save the nation."

Abraham Lincoln Online by Abraham Lincoln
This is a portal to Lincoln's speeches, letters, writings, and collection of quotes.