By Richard Strand
Directed by Lee Cooley
BEN BUTLER is part comedy, part history and completely captivating. When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benjamin Butler is 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? The sharply comic play takes place in the middle of the Civil War, 1861 at Virginia’s Union-held Fort Monroe. It's a battle of wit and word play as the characters spar over respect and equality — a shrewd comic duel between two smart, compulsively stubborn men with a very fine sherry. The play, a smart and funny discourse on law, protocol and our sense of humanity is by turns sarcastic, droll and witty, and garnered high critical acclaim during its Off Broadway run in 2016.
“Just call it splendid…The beauty of the script…is how it approaches thorny topics. In short, it’s a hoot.”- The New York Times
“…simultaneously thought-provoking and sidesplitting.” —TheaterMania.com.
“An extraordinary, artful script…spirited, intense, often humorous dialogue makes this show completely captivating…” - BroadwayWorld.com
Staged with in-the-round seating.
No performances June 3-10.
Thu, May 18th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, May 19th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, May 20th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, May 25th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, May 26th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, May 27th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sat, May 27th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, Jun 1st, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, Jun 2nd, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, Jun 15th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, Jun 16th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, Jun 17th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Jun 17th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, Jun 22nd, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, Jun 23rd, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, Jun 24th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Jun 24th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, Jun 29th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, Jun 30th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, Jul 1st, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Jul 1st, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Sat, Jul 8th, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Jul 8th, 2023 at 7:00 pm
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