Arena Stage Announces MARY T. & LIZZY K. Extension, Through 5/5

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces that due to popular demand, the world premiere play Mary T. & Lizzy K., written and directed by Tazewell Thompson, will add another six performances to its nearly sold-out run, now extended through May 5, 2013. The additional performances in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle are Thursday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, May 3 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

In Mary T. & Lizzy K., one woman's skilled hands work overtime, creating the most beautiful garments of her career, as the other's reality continues to slip ever further from her grasp. Old wounds and new recriminations explode in this riveting drama about loss, love and the importance of promises, both kept and broken. A commission between Thompson (Arena directing credits include Caucasian Chalk Circle, M. Butterfly and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) and Arena Stage, Mary T. & Lizzy K. stitches together an insider's look at the unique friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented dressmaker, the successful freed slave Elizabeth "Lizzy" Keckly.

Mary T. & Lizzy K.
Written and Directed by Tazewell Thompson
Featuring Naomi Jacobson as Mary Todd Lincoln, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris as Elizabeth Keckly, Thomas Adrian Simpson as Abraham Lincoln and Joy Jones as Ivy
Through May 5, 2013
In the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

TICKETS: Tickets for Mary T. & Lizzy K. are $40-$85, subject to change and based on availability, plus applicable fees. For information on savings programs such as student discounts, Southwest Nights, Pay-Your-Page tickets, HOTTIX and Hero's Discounts, visit arenastage.org/shows-tickets/single-tickets/savings-programs. Tickets may be purchased online at arenastage.org, by phone at 202-488-3300 or at the Sales Office at 1101 Sixth St., SW, D.C.