The Ford’s Theatre campus will be closed on May 21 and June 3, 2012.
The campus includes the museum, theatre, Petersen House and Center for Education and Leadership.

2008-Present

2008-Present | 1998-2007 | 1988-1997 | 1978-1987 | 1968-1977

2010-2011 Season

Sabrina Fair
by Samuel A. Taylor; directed by Stephen Rayne
Featuring: John Dow, Todd Gearhart, Michael Morrow Hammack, Helen Hedman, Susan Heyward, Bolton Marsh, Donna Migliaccio, Casie Platt, Julia Proctor, Tonya Beckman Ross, Kimberly Schraf, Tom Story, Derek Kahn Thompson
October 1-24, 2010

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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens; adapted by Michael Wilson; directed by Michael Baron
Featuring: Christopher Bloch, Brooke Bloomquist, Michael Bunce, Steven Carpenter, Felicia Curry, Erin Driscoll, Jamie Eacker, Drew Eshelman, Edward Gero, Rick Hammerly, Helen Hedman, Amy McWilliams, Stephen F. Schmidt, Anne Stone, Tom Story, Bligh Voth, Jacob Yeh
November 20, 2010- January 2, 2011

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The Carpetbagger's Children
by Horton Foote
directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Nancy Robinette, Kimberly Schraf, Holly Twyford and the voices of Tory Carter, Stephen F. Schmidt
January 21-February 13, 2011

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Liberty Smith
music by Michael Weiner; lyrics by Adam Abraham
book by Marc Madnick, Eric R. Cohen and Adam Abraham
based on an Original Story by Marc Madnick and Eric R. Cohen
choreographed by Denis Jones
directed by Matt August
Featuring:  Matthew A. Anderson, Christopher Bloch, Michael Bunce, Noah Chiet, Brendan DeBonis, Drew Eshelman, Kelly Karbacz, James Konicek, Gregory Maheu, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Donna Migliaccio, Gia Mora, Geoff Packard, Richard Pelzman, Stephen F. Schmidt, Thomas Adrian Simpson, Bobby Smith, Lauren Williams, Harry A. Winter
March 23-May 21, 2011

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Liberty Smith Blog
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One Destiny
By Richard Hellesen
Directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Michael Bunce, Stephen F. Schmidt and Christopher Bloch
October 12-October 30, 2010
April 4 – May 21, 2011
June 14 - July 2, 2011

2009-2010 Season

Black Pearl Sings!
By Frank Higgins
Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson
Featuring: Tonya Pinkins and Erika Rolfsrud
September 25-October 18, 2009

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*A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Wilson
Directed by Michael Baron
Featuring: Christopher Bloch, Michael Bunce, Steven Carpenter, Felicia Curry, Nick DePinto, Erin Driscoll, Drew Eshelman, Eleasha Gamble, Edward Gero, Amy McWilliams, Michael A. Pizzi, Stephen F. Schmidt, Margo Seibert, Judy Simmons, Anne Stone, Bronwyn van Joolen and Jacob Yeh
November 23, 2009-January 3, 2010

Sabrina Fair Videos
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The Rivalry
By Norman Corwin
Directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Rick Foucheux, Robert Parsons and Sarah Zimmerman
January 22- February 14, 2010

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Mark Russell
One Man. One Piano. One Nation. Indivisible.
February 17-20, 2010

Sabrina Fair Videos
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Little Shop of Horrors
By Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Choreographed by Karma Camp
Directed by Coy Middlebrook
Featuring: Christopher Bloch, Evan Casey, Jenna Coker-Jones, Felicia Curry, Elliot Dash, Eleasha Gamble, Scott Hitz, Christopher Kale Jones, Marc Petrosino and Kara-Tameika Watkins
March 12-May 22, 2010

Sabrina Fair Videos
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Blog

One Destiny
By Richard Hellesen
Directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Michael Bunce and Stephen F. Schmidt
October 6-24, 2009
March  22-May 22, 2010
June 8-June 19, 2010
June 29 and July 15, 2010

ABC-TV Special: America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre
Featuring: Ty Burrell, Kelly Clarkson, George Lopez, Dick Van Dyke, Renée Fleming, Robin Roberts, the cast of Broadway’s Mary Poppins, the Soldiers’ Chorus of the United States Army Field Band, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Montego Glover, Lionel Richie
Gala Date: June 6, 2010
Air Date: July 2, 2010

2008-2009 Season

*A Christmas Carol
Written by Charles Dickens
Adaptation by Michael Wilson
Directed by Matt August
Original Staging Recreated by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Clinton Brandhagen, Michael Bunce, Steven Carpenter, Michael John Casey, Emily Cochrane, Katie Culligan, Elliot Dash, Michael Feldsher, Carlos Gonzalez, Michael Goodwin, Jewel Greenberg, Claudia Miller, Julia Proctor, Martin Rayner, Suzanne Richard, Kimberly Schraf and Harry A. Winter
December 2 to December 28, 2008

The Heavens Are Hung In Black
Written by James Still
Directed by Stephen Rayne
Featuring: Norman Aronovic, Michael Bannigan, Stephen Carpenter, James Chatham, Benjamin Cook, James Denvil, Jonathan Fielding, Michael Goodwin, Edward James Hyland, Beth Hylton, Michael Kramer, Robin Moseley, Hugh Nees, Jefferson A. Russell, Benjamin Schiffbauer, Kimberly Schraf, David Selby, David Emerson Toney, Chaney Tullos, Jonathan Watkins and Scott Westerman
February 3 to March 8, 2009

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Birth and Rebirth: A Celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial and Reopening of Ford’s Theatre
Lincoln Medal Recipients: Sidney Poitier and George Lucas
Featuring: Katie Couric, Kelsey Grammer, James Earl Jones, Ben Vereen, Jeffrey Wright, the President’s Own Marine Band, Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music, Audra McDonald and Jessye Norman
February 11, 2009

The Civil War
Book and Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd, and Jack Murphy
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
Featuring: Sarah Darling, Elliot Dash, Eleasha Gamble, Michael Goodwin, Darryl Reuben Hall, Sean Jenness, Matthew John Kacergis, Kellee Knighten, Michael Lanning, Kingsley Leggs, Michael “Tuba” McKinsey, Aaron Reeder, Bart Shatto, Timothy Shew, Chris Sizemore, Stephen Gregory Smith and Bligh Voth
March 27 to May 24, 2009

Civil War Videos
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The Road from Appomattox
Written by Richard Hellesen
Directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: John Dow and Stephen Carpenter
April 7 to May 22, 2009

One Destiny
Written by Richard Hellesen
Directed by Mark Ramont
Featuring: Michael Bunce and Stephen F. Schmidt
April 14 to May 20, 2009

*Encore Production