Writer-director Tazewell Thompson (dir. M. Butterfly, Yellowman) stitches together an insider's look at the unlikely friendship between First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented seamstress, the successful freed slave Elizabeth Keckly. As one woman’s skilled hands work overtime, creating the most beautiful garments of her career, 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. This world premiere drama is the first commission of Arena Stage’s American President’s Project.
Videos
Mandy Gonzalez in Concert
Hylton Performing Arts Center (11/9 - 11/9) | ||
Prayer for the French Republic
Theater J (10/30 - 11/24) | ||
Uncle Vanya
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (3/30 - 4/20) | ||
Atlas Presents A Bohemian Christmas with the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
Atlas Performing Arts Center (12/9 - 12/9) | ||
The Peking Acrobats
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/9 - 3/9) | ||
The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (11/8 - 11/8) | ||
Kodo - One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/1 - 3/1) | ||
Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh
Perisphere Theater (6/6 - 6/21) | ||
Celtic Woman White Christmas Symphony Tour
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (12/13 - 12/14) | ||
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