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This sounds like fun. A fugitive slave argues Ben Butler around to doing the right thing. With a snootfull of dramatic license, perhaps ... but, it's theater, not documentary. I don't know if it will ever be filmed, but I'll buy the first ticket.
"SPIRITED, INTENSE, OFTEN HUMOROUS DIALOGUE THAT MAKES THIS SHOW COMPLETELY CAPTIVATING--THIS IS THE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO FLOCK TO SEE BUTLER."
-BroadwayWorld.com
BUTLER IS QUITE A MARVELOUS FEAT--DELIGHTFULLY ENGAGING! A BOFFO CHARACTER STUDY AND SUSPENSE YARN!"
-NY1
SIMULTANEOUSLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND SIDESPLITTING."
-TheaterMania
"JUST CALL IT SPLENDID!"
-The New York Times
"BRILLIANT WRITING! SURPRISING AND MAGNIFICENT! BUTLER IS MARVELOUS THEATER."
-Theater Pizzazz
"ENGROSSING! DELIGHTFULLY FUNNY, PACKED WITH WIT, FARCE, AND SLAPSTICK!"
-Talkin' Broadway
"RICHARD STRAND'S FINE PLAY TAKES A SERIOUS SUBJECT AND ILLUMINATES IT WITH INSIGHT, HUMANITY, AND HUMOR. IT'S COMPLETELY SURPRISING."
-WomenAroundTown.com
When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benajmin 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 US history?
Based on real-life events, Butler by Richard Strand premieres in New York following an acclaimed world premiere run in New Jersey.
"Who knew a play about history could be so much fun?" says the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about this powerful comedic-drama that The New York Times called "splendid."
The Times review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/nyregion/a-review-of-butler-in-long-branch.html
and an interesting interview with the author: http://ticket.heraldtribune.com/2016/01/10/behind-the-scenes-playwright-feels-the-heat-with-butler/
"SPIRITED, INTENSE, OFTEN HUMOROUS DIALOGUE THAT MAKES THIS SHOW COMPLETELY CAPTIVATING--THIS IS THE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO FLOCK TO SEE BUTLER."
-BroadwayWorld.com
BUTLER IS QUITE A MARVELOUS FEAT--DELIGHTFULLY ENGAGING! A BOFFO CHARACTER STUDY AND SUSPENSE YARN!"
-NY1
SIMULTANEOUSLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND SIDESPLITTING."
-TheaterMania
"JUST CALL IT SPLENDID!"
-The New York Times
"BRILLIANT WRITING! SURPRISING AND MAGNIFICENT! BUTLER IS MARVELOUS THEATER."
-Theater Pizzazz
"ENGROSSING! DELIGHTFULLY FUNNY, PACKED WITH WIT, FARCE, AND SLAPSTICK!"
-Talkin' Broadway
"RICHARD STRAND'S FINE PLAY TAKES A SERIOUS SUBJECT AND ILLUMINATES IT WITH INSIGHT, HUMANITY, AND HUMOR. IT'S COMPLETELY SURPRISING."
-WomenAroundTown.com
When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benajmin 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 US history?
Based on real-life events, Butler by Richard Strand premieres in New York following an acclaimed world premiere run in New Jersey.
"Who knew a play about history could be so much fun?" says the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about this powerful comedic-drama that The New York Times called "splendid."
The Times review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/nyregion/a-review-of-butler-in-long-branch.html
and an interesting interview with the author: http://ticket.heraldtribune.com/2016/01/10/behind-the-scenes-playwright-feels-the-heat-with-butler/
Bringing the