Book: Abe An inspirational theatre play script weaving history and dramatic imagining about Abraham Lincoln's full and challenging life from age 7 to 21. The play opens as twenty-one year old Abraham Lincoln practices his first public speech before the critters in the Indiana woods. His memories call to him and we are cast back to a panorama of memories of his youth with his family experiencing hard times and continually moving to find "something better." The sweep of their history includes frontier American life, slavery, and the moral challenges of a developing country and a future leader. This play script is suitable for reading or stage performance. Estimated performance time: 75 minutes. Cast of 7 to 17.
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Author: Dudley Saunders
ISBN: 087602424X
ISBN-13: 9780876024249
, 978-0876024249
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Aug 2008
Publisher: Anchorage Press Plays
Number of Pages: 72
Language: English