Paul Tetreault News

Ford's Theatre Society Director Paul Tetreault announced the Theatre's 2010-2011 season, a lineup that includes a classic American romantic comedy, the return of Michael Baron's celebrated production of A Christmas Carol, a powerful family drama set in the Post-Reconstruction South, and a world premiere musical comedy.

The Ford's Theatre Society presents evening performances of ONE DESTINY by Richard Hellesen from June 8 to June 19, 2010. During these dates, the Ford's Theatre Museum will be open to ONE DESTINY ticketholders 30 minutes prior to the start of the play.

Ford's Theatre has partnered with Bread for the City to create a donation drive around its run of 'A Christmas Carol.' During the curtain calls for performances of 'A Christmas Carol' on December 1-6, 2009, the cast of 'A Christmas Carol' will collect monetary donations on behalf of the Washington-based Bread for the City. Patrons can also make donations through the Ford's Theatre Box Office; in exchange for a $10 contribution to Bread for the City, patrons can receive $5 off a single ticket to a performance of 'A Christmas Carol' from December 29, 2009, through January 3, 2010. All donation checks should be made payable to 'Bread for the City.' This offer is available only at the Ford's Theatre Box Office, only on performances between December 29 and January 3, and cannot be combined with other special offers or applied to previously purchased tickets.

The National Park Service and Ford's Theatre Society announced that Abraham Lincoln's wool overcoat, currently on display in the Ford's Theatre lobby, will be replaced by its replica on November 12, 2009.

Ford's Theatre Society (FTS) announced today that Board of Trustee member Nick Chabraja, Chairman of General Dynamics, has been named chairman of The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign, a $50+ million capital campaign to support the renovation of Ford's Theatre and its museum, as well as the building of the new Center for Education and Leadership.

Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service announced that the Ford's Theatre Museum will reopen to the public on July 15, 2009. Located below the newly restored Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW), the Museum uses 21st-century technology to transport visitors to 19th-century Washington.

Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service announced that the Ford's Theatre Museum will reopen to the public on July 15, 2009. Located below the newly restored Ford?s Theatre (511 10th Street NW), the Museum uses 21st-century technology to transport visitors to 19th-century Washington. The museum?s remarkable collection of historic artifacts are supplemented with a variety of narrative devices?environmental recreations, videos and three-dimensional figures, bringing to light Abraham Lincoln?s presidency and life in Washington, D.C.

Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service announced that the Ford's Theatre Museum will reopen to the public on July 15, 2009. Located below the newly restored Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW), the Museum uses 21st-century technology to transport visitors to 19th-century Washington.

Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service announced that the Ford's Theatre Museum will reopen to the public on July 15, 2009. Located below the newly restored Ford?s Theatre (511 10th Street NW), the Museum uses 21st-century technology to transport visitors to 19th-century Washington. The museum?s remarkable collection of historic artifacts are supplemented with a variety of narrative devices?environmental recreations, videos and three-dimensional figures, bringing to light Abraham Lincoln?s presidency and life in Washington, D.C.

Ford's Theatre Society Director Paul Tetreault announced the Society's 2009-2010 season, a lineup that includes 'Black Pearl Sings!,' a new production of 'A Christmas Carol,' Norman Corwin's 'The Rivalry,' originally read as part of the Living Lincoln series, and the musical 'Little Shop of Horrors.' In addition to the mainstage season, the Society will present political comedian Mark Russell from February 17 to 20, 2010.

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