Ford’s Theatre Society and TodayTix announced the fourth year of the popular Free First Preview initiative, through which free tickets are given away to the first performance of all Ford’s Theatre mainstage productions. The TodayTix digital lottery launches online and in the app one week before the first performance of each mainstage production in the 2019-2020 season. A total of 1,950 tickets will be given away.

Washington, D.C. — Young professionals ages 21-35 can enjoy after-hours access to Ford’s Theatre at "Generation Abe: Museum Night" on August 1, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. On August 28, 2019, Ford’s Theatre hosts "Generation Abe: History on Foot Happy Hour" from 6:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Both events are part of Ford’s Theatre Society’s Generation Abe programming. Tickets for Generation Abe programming should be reserved in advance at https://www.fords.org/performances/discounts/generation-abe-events. A valid ID must be presented at check-in in the Ford’s Theatre lobby (511 Tenth Street NW).

Washington, D.C. – On July 21-26, Ford’s Theatre will welcome participants of The Seat of War and Peace summer teacher institute to Washington, D.C. The Seat of War and Peace is a week-long summer teacher professional development program offered by Ford’s Theatre education staff in collaboration with the National Park Service. The 2019 program includes 22 educators from 15 states and the District of Columbia. The Seat of War and Peace is designed to help educators better understand and teach about the different ways America has remembered and forgotten aspects of the Civil War. Throughout the week, teachers visit and examine different monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., and learn how to study these sites as primary sources. Teachers will return to their classrooms better prepared to engage students in nuanced discussions about the roles of monuments and memorials in their own communities.