We’re excited to release this play as an audio drama available for free via registration. In his fourth commission for Ford’s Theatre, playwright Richard Hellesen explores the two documented encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of national crisis. During the summers of 1863 and 1864, Douglass challenges Lincoln to use his power as president to bring truth to America’s founding ideal that “all men are created equal.” Psalmayene 24 makes his Ford’s debut directing Craig Wallace as Douglass and Paul Morella as Lincoln.

Based on true events, My Lord, What a Night by Deborah Brevoort explores the real-life friendship between contralto Marian Anderson and physicist Albert Einstein. Sheldon Epps returns to direct Christopher Bloch as Einstein and Felicia Curry as Anderson in this remarkable new play about courage, justice and our shared humanity.

Written by Katori Hall, this play is a gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people. KenYatta Rogers plays King with Shannon Dorsey as Camae.

Ford’s Theatre presents the world-premiere musical Grace by acclaimed American composer Nolan Williams Jr. directed and choreographed by Robert Barry Fleming. Packed with an eclectic mix of styles including Jazz, R&B, rousing up-tempos and raise-the-roof ballads, Grace is an electrifying musical feast celebrating the perseverance of family and the power of traditions.

Ford’s will commission at least five BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) playwrights to write new works about BIPOC figures in history and the BIPOC experience in the United Sates.

Based on current recommendations for live theatre from the Reopen D.C. Advisory Group, we have canceled our fall 2020 production of “Trip to Bountiful.”

This production has been postponed to a future season. In this beloved 1950s musical comedy, dice-slinging gamblers, pious missionaries and glamorous showgirls come together for a light-hearted romp through New York.

A visit to the Ford's Theatre campus traces the story of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, assassination and legacy.

Take an intimate, guided tour of the historic Ford’s Theatre. Explore the events surrounding President Lincoln’s assassination.

In this one-act play, learn about Lincoln’s assassination from two men who were there.

Join Detective James McDevitt on a walking tour as he investigates the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy and the events of April 14 and 15, 1865.