Ben Butler now playing at North Coast Rep through November 21st is based on a true historical event from the Civil War. Instead of rifles, this play takes on this historical battle with witty repartee ...

When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benjamin Butler is faced with an impossible moral dilemma—follow the letter of the law or make a game-changing move that ...

For the Washington Stage Guild's final production of its 2022-2023 season, the Undercroft Theater has been dressed up in dark wood, Civil War maps, and American flags. It is the office of a Union Army ...

Did someone say Civil War comedy? Yes! Ben Butler, a battle of wit and wordplay by Richard Strand, will be staged by Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers as part of its 27th season. The production ...

Talk about your controversial characters. The real-life historical figure who inspired the 2014 play, “Ben Butler,” was Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1818-1893, a sometime Democrat who voted 57 times to ...

Ben Butler burst into tears and vowed to fight for the rest of his life to clear his name after he was found guilty of killing Ellie Butler. Butler, 36 and his partner Jennie Gray sobbed heavily in ...

Boca Stage brings to life the lunacy of military bureaucracy in the critically lauded Ben Butler by Richard Strand. Part comedy, part history, this play is inspired by real-life figures. The plot ...

BEN BUTLER is part comedy, part history and completely captivating. When an escaped slave shows up at Fort Monroe demanding sanctuary, General Benjamin Butler is faced with an impossible moral dilemma ...

David Ellenstein directs Richard Baird,* Brian Mackey,* Brandon J. Pierce,* and Bruce Turk* on North Coast Rep's mainstage. Audiences will see a full theatrical production with sets by Scenic Designer ...

Many of us would try to humor a major general who held our life in his hands. Not so Shepard Mallory, a character in Washington Stage Guild’s entertaining “Ben Butler.” A smart, gutsy laborer who has ...