Churchill at Olney Theatre Center

In the spirit of Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, we’re thrilled to present another dramatic encounter with a titan of 20th-century leadership. It is 1963, and Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary American citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In this one-man show, Daniel Payne plays Churchill in a role written and created by his father, David. The former two-time Prime Minister reflects on what this newest honor means to him, along with recounting his storied life, from the Boer War, to his relationships with a pair of powerful women, his wife, Clementine, and Elizabeth II. Charismatic, witty, and occasionally risqué, you’ll really feel like you’re spending a special evening with “The Old Lion” of Great Britain.