Mrs. Lincoln's Salon

Set on April 4, 1865, Mrs. Lincolns Salon unfolds in the Blue Room of the Executive Mansion. With her husband away at City Point and her sons scattered by the warTad with his father, and Robert accompanying General Grant in pursuit of Robert E. LeeMary Lincoln finds herself alone. Through an intimate, first-person portrayal by Debra Miller, audiences are invited into Mrs. Lincolns world as she reflects on her Kentucky childhood, her years in Springfield, and her life as a mother. Marking Tads 12th birthday and the approaching end of the Civil War, this moving program draws on Marys own letters to friends, family, and political figures, offering a portrait that is both compassionate and candid.