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Paula Vogel discusses joy and tragedy, the public and private, and why it’s imperative that we acknowledge our history. Read More |
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Daryl Waters' contribution to A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration is integral: he has set Paula Vogel's script to virtually continuous musical scoring from beginning to end. Read More |
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"I usually read something that I write on the first day. I like to do it for a few reasons . . . " Read More |
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The poetry of the Civil War captures the conflicted experiences of a divided nation like no other written account can. Read More |
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Soldiers, officers, and chaplains often improvised around the holidays to recreate traditions and remember loved ones. Read More |
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When soldiers went to the battlefront in the 1860s, they brought a startling number of instruments: banjos, fiddles, tin whistles, mandolins, and guitars. Read More |
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"In the summer of 1862, freedmen began to flock into Washington from Maryland and Virginia . . . " Read more. |
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"To-night, as I was trying to keep cool, sitting by a wounded soldier in Armory-square, I was attracted by some pleasant singing in an adjoining ward . . . " Read More |
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A Civil War Christmas is not the first of Paula Vogel’s plays to have “Christmas” in the title. Read More |
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Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois speaks with his former mentor and A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration playwright Paula Vogel. Read the edited program-length interview. Read the full transcript. |
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