An Afternoon with Abraham Lincoln
September 23, 2012 |
Actor/playwright Robb Dimmick will perform in “An Afternoon with Abraham Lincoln” at Linden Place Museum on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in the Linden Place Ballroom. The 2pm performance commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
For 28 years, actor/playwright Robb Dimmick has delighted and educated audiences across the country with his spectacular show, based on the writings & reflections of President Abraham Lincoln.
Drawing on a script that is entirely Lincoln’s own words, taken from speeches, writings and recorded conversations, Dimmick’s performance has an immediacy that pulls an audience in, while revealing the layers of complexity that are Lincoln. One of the very few performers to use Lincoln’s extraordinary sense of humor and wit, Mr. Dimmick allows the audience to get comfortable with the towering figure as he leads them into matters of the heart, family, law, politics and spirituality.
Dimmick has painstakingly researched Lincoln with the result that vocal cadence, physical traits and emotional depth are all present and accessible, making this performance a living, breathing event and not simply a reenactment. The piece is delivered entirely to the audience in a lively, homespun and confidential way, slowly and beautifully revealing the full Lincoln. His character, ambitions, dreams, successes and failures are illuminated and brought forth, allowing the public to experience the whole man, his life and his presidency in a way they rarely have ever encountered.
Dimmick has performed his one man show for 26 years throughout the eastern seaboard and has distinguished himself as one of the most authentic portrayers of the 16th president. The Providence Journal says, “Dimmick plays Lincoln
warts and all.” The nation’s foremost Lincoln scholar, the late John Hope Franklin, calls Dimmick’s presentation, “A wonderful, wonderful Abraham Lincoln.” And the Argus-Champion declares, “Dimmick's Lincoln is a man of half-stooped stature, trying to shoulder the weight of the world.”
The event is $10, $8 for Linden Place members. For information please call: (401) 253-0390. Space is limited, so call early for reservations.
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Website:
www.lindenplace.org |
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| Location Information |
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Linden Place Museum |
500 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809 |
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united states |
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| Contact Information |
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Susan Battle |
| Email:
sbattle@lindenplace.org |
| Phone:
401-253-0390 |
| Fax:
401-253-4106 |
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