The Heavens Are Hung in Black
Written by James Still
Directed by Stephen Rayne
Produced by Ford’s Theatre
Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

I have been thinking fondly about this touching world premiere since I saw it, and I’ll likely see it again.  The scenes and images stay with you, in a drifting, dreamy sort of way.  The tribute depicts Lincoln the man behind the stiff, immortal chisel-jaw hero who has been immortalized, even more intensely now with his bicentennial celebration.  Bits of history are interspersed in the story, but the author James Still never loses sight of his intention, [Read more...]