Abe
by Roger Anderson, Lee Goldsmith

Name: Abe
Brand: Roger Anderson
SKU: 9780573696442

Highlights

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Large Cast

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Male

120 minsVictorian (British and American)Expandable CastingUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican

Synopsis

Musical / 16m, 9f "The founding fathers got their own musical with 1776, so why not Abe?" - Playbill.com Abe is a new musical about the early life of Abraham Lincoln.

The show explores his youth as a flatboat pilot on the Mississippi, his early love for Ann Rutledge, his troubled marriage to the difficult and mentally fragile Mary Todd, and his attempt to be a good father to his sons.

The story follows Abe from his earliest attempts at self-improvement through the 1860 election which made him

ThemesML50.A565 A34 2009 Musicals

Press Reviews

"The founding fathers got their own musical with 1776, so why not Abe?"
— Playbill

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ABE LINCOLN	—	—	—
MENTOR GRAHAM New Salem schoolteacher.	—	—	New Salem schoolteacher.
JIM RUTLEDGE New Salem tavern owner.	—	—	New Salem tavern owner.
ANN RUTLEDGE(Rutledge's daughter) Jim Rutledge's daughter.	female	—	Jim Rutledge's daughter.
DENTON OFFUTT New Salem storekeeper.	—	—	New Salem storekeeper.
JACK ARMSTRONG one of the Clary’s Grove Boys	male	—	one of the Clary’s Grove Boys
ANOTHER CLARY’S GROVE BOY	—	—	—
MRS. CAMERON New Salem townswoman.	female	—	New Salem townswoman.
1ST CAMERON DAUGHTER	—	—	—
2ND CAMERON DAUGHTER	—	—	—
MARY TODD a visitor in Springfield.	—	—	a visitor in Springfield.
ELIZABETH EDWARDS(Todd's sister) Mary Todd's sister.	female	—	Mary Todd's sister.
NINIAN EDWARDS Elizabeth’s husband, a Springfield politician.	male	—	Elizabeth’s husband, a Springfield politician.
1ST MALE GUEST	—	—	—
2ND MALE GUEST	—	—	—
BILLY HERNDON a young lawyer.	—	—	a young lawyer.
1ST LADY GUEST	female	—	—
2ND LADY GUEST	female	—	—
MARY’S DANCING PARTNER	—	—	—
A SPRINGFIELD CITIZEN	—	—	—
HIS WIFE	—	—	—
ROBERT LINCOLN - Abe and Mary’s son.	male	—	- Abe and Mary’s son.
WILLIE LINCOLN Abe and Mary’s son.	male	—	Abe and Mary’s son.
TAD LINCOLN - Abe and Mary’s son.	male	—	- Abe and Mary’s son.
MR. BROOKS a New York reporter.	male	—	a New York reporter.