Children Ages Five to 13 Encouraged to Attend

Washington DC- The National park Service (NPS) announces that the Petersen House (the house where President Abraham Lincoln died) will close to the public for rehabilitatin and repair beginning September 26, 2010.

PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY STEPHEN RAYNE RUNS OCTOBER 1-24, 2010

1,800 Local Students Served During Theatre’s 2009-2010 Season

Program Continues for Theatre’s 2010-2011 Season

Washington, D.C.—The National Park Service (NPS) and the Ford’s Theatre Society (FTS) announce Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site (NHS) comprising the Theatre, Museum, and the Petersen House (the house where President Abraham Lincoln died) will close to the public for routine maintenance.

Washington, D.C.—The Ford’s Theatre Society announced that its programming schedule for fall 2010 will include daytime performances of the one-act play One Destiny by Richard Hellesen (October 12-30, 2010) and a continuation of the popular History on Foot walking tours, Investigation: Detective McDevitt and A Free Black Woman: Elizabeth Keckly (September-October 2010).

Reservation Convenience Charge to Increase from $1.50 to $2.50

Program features President Obama and the First Lady,
General Colin Powell, Ty Burrell, Kelly Clarkson, Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix, Renée Fleming, George Lopez, Lionel Richie, Robin Roberts, Stars of Broadway’s Mary Poppins and Memphis, and The Soldiers' Chorus of the United States Army Field Band

Event features renowned Lincoln scholars
Jean H. Baker, Gabor Boritt, Michael Burlingame, Catherine Clinton,
Harold Holzer, Matthew Pinsker, James Swanson and Douglas L. Wilson

Washington, D.C.—The National Park Service and Ford’s Theatre Society announced that Abraham Lincoln’s wool overcoat, currently on display in the Ford’s Theatre lobby, will be replaced by its replica on June 30, 2010. Following several months in conservation storage, the original Brooks Brothers coat will return to the Ford’s Theatre lobby in February 2011 where it will remain on display until June 2011.