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 Mamaroneck, NY - The Rivalry, written by Norman Corwin and directed by Vincent Dowling comes to the Emelin November 13 and 14 and kicks off the Emelin’s 2009/2010 live theatre season.
After several very successful runs in Boston and Off Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre, The Rivalry will grace the Emelin stage and be sure to “...turn history into compelling theater" (Neil Genzlinger, New York Times).
In 1858, two extraordinary men shared a podium to debate issues that would rock the world. In The Vincent Dowling Theatre Company's production of The Rivalry, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, the nation's most charismatic orators, tackle these historic debates with a fervor and energy that hypnotized the nation in an era before political passion and belief meant a compromise of manners and integrity.
What the critics have said:
"Mr. Kauffmann's Lincoln is recognizably human, and even when he's flinging great shafts of rhetoric across the platform, he still seems a small town lawyer who has been ennobled by fate…To watch Vincent Dowling'ss pleasantly old-fashioned staging of The Rivalry is to be catapulted back to an unimaginable time when attention spans were longer and politicians more articulate." - Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
"The Rivalry is a powerful reminder that politics matter." - Frank Scheck, NY Post
"The acting was exquisite, the themes relevant to this day, and the setting absolutely perfect." - Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe
"...to feel truly on the brink of something momentous, try a trip back to 1858..."
"...turns history into compelling theater." -Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Performance Schedule:
November 13 @ 8 pm
November 14 @ 3 pm
November 14 @ 8 pm
Single tickets $40. There is a 10% discount for groups of 20 or more and a 15% discount for groups of 50 or more.
For more information, please visit: www.emelin.org.
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