Abraham Lincoln Project
Grants
Current Project
Grants
Voice of a Fugitive: Kentucky
Native
Henry Bibb – Slave & Abolitionist
Oldham County
Historical Society
(502)222-0826
May – June 2009
The Oldham
County Historical Society plans to produce and perform Voice of a
Fugitive, a play written and donated by playwright, Carridder Jones. The
play examines the life of Henry Bibbs, an escaped slave and abolitionist. It
also brings attention to the abolitionist movement and highlights issues that
influenced Abraham Lincoln.
Keeping Mr. Lincoln
Lexington Children’s Theatre
(859)254-4546
February – May, 2009
The Lexington
Children’s Theatre has commissioned playwright, Sandra Fenichel Asher, to
create a new work in celebration of Lincoln’s life and tell his story
based on Lincoln’s own words. Keeping Mr. Lincoln is a one-act play
that will tour schools, libraries and performance venues across Kentucky from
February 2009 – May 2009.
Sarah Mitchell
Capture by Indians – Oil Painting
Washington County Fiscal Court
(859)336-5410
May 2009
Washington County Fiscal Court is
commissioning a painting recognizing the rugged and challenging pioneer life
encountered by the Lincoln family in Kentucky. The painting will depict the
kidnapping of Sarah Mitchell, a dear friend and cousin of the President,
illustrating the struggles and challenges faced by the Lincoln family upon
their arrival in Kentucky.
Lincoln
Lockers
Cox’s Creek Elementary School
(502)349-7050
November 2008 – February 2009
Cox’s Creek Elementary School
students will develop “Lincoln Lockers” and take their show on the
road. The “Lockers” will contain materials students create to present
to various schools, community and civil groups. The main focus of the
presentations is the life of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, their families and the
times in which they lived.
My Kentucky Home: A
Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
Paducah Symphony Orchestra
(270)444-0065 ext. 12
March 2009
The Paducah Symphony Orchestra
will present My Kentucky Home: A Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
featuring Aaron Copeland’s “A Lincoln Portrait”. The concert
will serve as the culminating event of a community-wide collaboration planned
for early March 2009, commemorating the 200th anniversary of President
Lincoln’s birth, March as National Music in the Schools Month and the 30th
anniversary of the Paducah Symphony.
Lincoln: A Man
for All Times
New Haven School
(502)349-7232
January –
February 2009
The New Haven School will perform a “musical
theatre” production of Lincoln: A Man for All Times by Glen Rice
and Pam Thurman. Students will also have the opportunity to perform songs from
the musical during the opening ceremonies of the Iron Horse Festival, an annual
event held in New Haven, home of the Kentucky Railway Museum.
Stained Glass Windows Project using Quilt Patterns
East
Jessamine Middle School
(859)885-5561
May 2009
East Jessamine
Middle School will hold a workshop to teach 8th grade students how to make
stained glass windows of quilt patterns that are reflective of the culture of
Lincoln’s time. These will then be shared with the community through their
local newspaper. Prior to the stained glass project, the social studies
teachers will be teaching all students about the historical significance of the
Underground Railroad and Lincoln’s role in the abolitionist movement.
Abraham Lincoln in Song
Hardin County
History Museum
(270)268-0802
February 2009
The Hardin County
History Museum will present Chris Vallillo, a poet/singer-songwriter who will
perform Abraham Lincoln in Song, a blend of music and storytelling. This
production weaves historic narratives with period music and contemporary folk
songs in a celebration of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.
With Malice Toward None and Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Repertory Theatre at Horse Cave
(800) 342-2177
August 22 –
November 1, 2008 (Abraham Lincoln)
February 10 – March 22, 2009 (With
Malice Towards None)
The Kentucky Repertory Theatre will develop and
present two major productions focusing on Abraham Lincoln. During 2008 and 2009
these productions will tour the state of Kentucky.
www.kentuckyrep.org
Abraham Lincoln Sculpture
City of Springfield
(859) 336-5440
February 12, 2009
The City of Springfield will erect
a bronze statue of Lincoln in front of the new Washington County Courthouse.
Lincoln: A Man for All Times
Bowling
Green Chamber Orchestra
(270) 846-2426
February 9, 2009
Pam Thurman
and Glen Rice’s new play, Lincoln: A Man for All Times, is being
adapted for a Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra performance, with children
performing an integral part of the play. It will be performed for approximately
2,300 school children in free performances across Kentucky. This
children’s musical celebrates the extraordinary impact Abraham Lincoln had
on our commonwealth and nation. www.bgco.com
“Lincoln Week”
Center for Rural
Development
(606) 677-6000
February 9 – 13, 2009
The Center
for Rural Development will host Lincoln Week, a week of artistic
performances related to and about Abraham Lincoln during the week of February 9
– 13, 2009, across the Center’s 42-county service region in southern
and eastern Kentucky. This program will include Kentucky Chautauqua performers,
study guides for participating schools, and handouts for all attendees. The
culmination of the week will be a two-day event in Somerset, with workshops, an
art exhibition and performances of the Kentucky Repertory Theatre’s
With Malice Towards None. www.centertech.com
Lincoln Bicentennial Playwriting Competition
Ragged
Edge Community Theatre
(859) 734-2389
August 1, 2008 (Playwriting
workshop)
March 18 – 22, 2009 (Performances)
The Ragged Edge
Community Theatre will develop a Lincoln-themed playwriting competition for
children. School matinees, as well as evening performances, will be produced
from the winning plays. A call for submissions will begin in Fall 2008, with
playwriting workshops being offered for any school that requests this guidance
within the eligible counties. These counties include: Mercer, Anderson,
Washington, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Woodford and Franklin.
www.raggededgetheatre.org
The Lincoln Project
Stage One: Louisville
Children’s Theatre
(502) 589-4060
January 31, 2009
February 7,
2009
Stage One will develop a new Lincoln play by Deborah Lynn Frockt.
The Lincoln Project will use details of a biography and Lincoln’s
considerable output of speeches, debates and correspondence, as well as the
words of contemporary observers in letters, newspapers and remarks from friends
and foes, to consider race, poverty, literacy and law as defining issues of his
day and ours. www.stageone.org
Voices of Hall
Jessamine County Fiscal
Court
(859) 881-9126
November – December 2008
Voices of
Hall is a production of a docu-drama based on actual events which occurred
at Camp Nelson, depicting the tumultuous lives of family members of the
African-American soldiers enlisted there. This play will highlight the national
significance of Camp Nelson as an African-American enlistment/training center
and refugee camp.
Previous Project Grants
Play Writing in the Schools
Actors Theatre of
Louisville
(502) 584-1265 ext. 3045
Fall 2008
Actors Theatre of
Louisville's New Voices program connected students from across the state to
share and learn from one another through the artistic process of creating and
performing while focusing on the life and values of Abraham Lincoln. A
play-building model derived from Actors Theatre's Playwriting in the
Schools curriculum has developed and subsequently will be duplicated in
other school classrooms in the state.
The Hallowed
Ground
Allen County-Scottsville Arts Council
(270) 237-4692
September 27th and 28th, 2008 (Premier at Center of Courageous Kids)
September 30th – October 13th, 2008 (at public schools)
The Allen
County–Scottsville Arts Council produced and presented an original
theatrical production about Abraham Lincoln’s childhood. The play, written
by Kentucky playwright Katie Fraser Carpenter and directed by Liz Bussey
Fentress, emphasized the foundations and principles that Lincoln learned as a
child in Kentucky and that he would later use as president. It has presented to
area schools, the public and the Center for Courageous Kids, a local camp for
children with life-threatening illnesses.
The
Lincoln Puppet Show
Squallis Puppeteers
(502) 540-4977
Previous shows summer 2008 September 28, 2008 (public showing) Squallis
Puppeteers created and performed an entertaining and interesting puppet show
for children in elementary school that puts a complex moment in history, that
leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation, into an understandable format
while delving into Lincoln’s character. It focused on a young student who,
to better understand the Emancipation Proclamation, conjures Lincoln in her
imagination and then is able to ask him directly what happened.
www.squallispuppeteers.com
The Civil War, Communicating History Through
Music
Stephen Foster Drama Association, Inc.
(502) 348-5971
August 18 - 23, 2008
The Stephen Foster Drama Association, Inc.
presented The Civil War, a play drawn on letters, diaries and
correspondence of Civil War soldiers and their families as well as the words
and writings of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Walt Whitman. It has be
offered from July through August 2008 as a historical, educational and musical
theatre performance to students and the public all across Kentucky.
www.stephenfoster.com
Dances of the Lincoln Era
Folk Circle Association
(859) 985-3314
August 12, 2008 (Berea College Campus)
September 19,
2008 (Fort Harrod)
Fall 2008
The Folk Circle Association, through the
Berea Festival Dancers, their director, Theresa Lowder, and performing artist,
Jennifer Rose, presented performances and workshops, featuring the costumes and
music in Kentucky during Lincoln’s life. These events took place at a
variety of sites, including community venues, state parks, Kentucky schools and
Lincoln historic sites.
River of Time: Abraham
Lincoln, The Formative Years
Lexington Opera Society Contact: Pam
Miller, President Elect
(859) 257-9331
July 1, 2007 – June 30,
2008
The Lexington Opera Society created an original opera composition and
libretto through a two-part project. The first phase presented two spring
workshops that showed the work in progress. The second phase was the
presentation of the full-scale opera at the Lexington Opera House.
www.ourlincoln.org
Sculpture of Lincoln as a Boy
City of Hodgenville
(270) 358-3163
May 31, 2008
The City of Hodgenville erected a
bronze sculpture of Lincoln as a boy of about seven- years old in the newly
redesigned town square.
Honestly
Abe!
Isonville Elementary
(606) 738-8152
May 2008
Honestly Abe! is a play that focused on the highlights of
Lincoln’s life. Students worked with local artists to create not only the
play, but also the costumes, scenery, etc. This helped commemorate the
highlights of Lincoln’s life, celebrate his contributions, and told the
critical role that Kentucky and Kentuckians played in his life.
Discovery Series
Lexington Philharmonic Society, Inc.
(859) 233-4226
March 11, 2008
This series of concerts, with the
theme Lincoln: the Man, the Music, and the Legacy, featured a variety of
musical pieces related to President Lincoln, including Overture to La Forza
del Destino, an opera that he saw 19 times during his Presidency, and the
Lincoln Portrait, composed by Aaron Copland and inspired by the
President. In collaboration with scholar, Nikos Pappas, along with
period-dressed members of the Lexington Vintage Dance Society, the Lexington
Philharmonic reconstructed and performed Kentucky music from the time of
Lincoln. www.lexphil.org
Captain Abraham Lincoln Oil Painting
Washington County
Fiscal Court
(859) 336-5505
June 13, 2008 (unveiling)
The
Washington County Fiscal Court is commissioning an oil painting depicting the
murder of President Lincoln’s grandfather (Captain Abraham Lincoln) and
the subsequent saving of President Lincoln’s father, Thomas, from being
kidnapped. The painting, by artist Mark Selter, will hang in the Lincoln
Ancestral Museum for all to see, with a public unveiling ceremony to be held at
the Washington County Courthouse. www.springfieldky.org
Making the Connections: 2008 Kentucky smART!
Pre-conference
Kentucky Alliance for Arts Education
(502)
875-4266
June 12, 2008
This statewide conference, Kentucky
smART! for K-12 teachers held on June 12, 2008, focused on the life and
times of Lincoln and highlighted connections between the social and political
events and the culture of the times, exploring the influence of European
culture on 19th century America and the contributions of African culture during
that period. Participating teachers were eligible for a mini-grant in June 2009
to support a Lincoln-focused, arts-infused classroom unit they will develop
using resources from this conference, culminating in a public event to which
their community will be invited. www.kyartsed.org
Lincoln Legacy: A Musical Tribute
Greater Hazard Area
Arts Council (GHAAC)
Contact: Tammy Duff, Performing Arts Director
(606)487-3067
February 15, 2008
GHAAC presented a concert on
February 15th by the Lexington Philharmonic, featuring Civil War-era pieces and
works inspired by Lincoln. This series included educational programs and
lectures throughout the week. www.hazardpas.com
Kentucky Music and the Lincoln Family
Lexington
Philharmonic Society, Inc.
Contact: Peter Kucirko, Executive Director
(859) 233-4226
February 9, 2008
The Lexington Philharmonic, in
partnership with the Lexington Vintage Dance Society, created and performed
music and dance of Lincoln’s day. This 45-minute reenactment provided an
opportunity for citizens around Kentucky to experience music written and
performed in the commonwealth for Lincoln and his family, connecting the
audience visually and audibly to the era of our 16th President.
www.lexphil.org
Lincoln’s Legacy Through Music
The Louisville
Orchestra, Inc.
Contact: Christopher Miller
(502) 587-8681
February
11, 2008
The Louisville Orchestra commissioned a new piece for the Lincoln
Bicentennial from American composer Peter Schickele for the opening celebration
in Louisville on February 11, 2008. This piece will be featured in concerts by
the Louisville Orchestra throughout the Bicentennial.
www.kentuckycenter.org
Knob Creek Boy Statue
Hardin County
History Museum
Contact: Hardin County History Museum
(270) 763-8339
The Hardin County History Museum created a highly realistic faux bronze
statue of Abraham Lincoln as a boy. Housed in the Hardin County History Museum,
it gives visitors a real sense of Lincoln as they “meet” him face to
face and learn his story.
Lincoln’s Legacy: A
Musical Tribute
Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center
Contact: Hardin County Schools
(270) 769-8837
February 12, 2008
The Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center hosted the Lexington
Philharmonic for a concert of Civil War-era pieces, including Aaron
Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, which included a narration by
nationally renowned Lincoln portrayer and historian Jim Getty.
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