Ben Butler at North Coast Repertory Theatre

Ben Butler by Richard Strand. Inspired by real-life characters who were involved in a critical event in history during the Civil War. General Benjamin Butler has just taken over Fort Monroe and is immediately faced with an impossible moral dilemma follow the letter of the law or make a game-changing move that could alter the course of U.S. history. Its a battle of wit, word play and comic escalations as the characters cleverly spar with each other on respect, equality and civil rights.