Virginia Butler

BWW Review: BEN BUTLER: Gloucester General's Pivotal Role in the Civil War

Gloucester Stage Company presents the Boston area premiere of Richard Strand's BEN BUTLER, a Union army general who was a settler of Gloucester's Bayview neighborhood, a presidential candidate, and the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts. Those achievements came after he retired from the military, where he forged a reputation as a champion of the causes of labor, abolition of slavery, and naturalized citizens. In the play, set in the middle of the Civil War in 1861, Butler faces a moral dilemma, forced to choose between adhering strictly to the law or daring to make a bold move that holds the promise of changing history.

BWW Reviews: BUTLER at NJ Rep - A Fascinating and Entertaining Historical Play

See 'Butler,' now on stage at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch through July 13th. This play is totally entertaining while exposing an important piece American history, the fate of runaway slaves.