"A national theatrical treasure." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
L.A. Theatre Works, The Rivalry
Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director
Thursday, February 23, 7:30 pm — The Englert Theatre
In The Rivalry, Norman Corwin uses dialogue taken from historical transcripts to illustrate the gravity and passion on display in the 1858 Illinois Senate Race debates, in which Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas's clash of ideology and oratory forever changed our country. Watch as the "consistently superb" (Los Angeles Times) L.A. Theatre Works breathes new life into America's past via the Lincoln-Douglas debates' conflict and compromise. Arguably, The Rivalry also offers a shrewd commentary on the messy partisan politics of the present.
