Special Performance: "Small Beginnings" | Springfield, Illinois | Visit Springfield
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February 28, 2024 - June 25, 2024
Select Days
1:30pm


Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
212 N. 6th St. Springfield, Illinois 62701
217-558-8844

Included with Paid Admisison to the Musuem


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The spring season marks the return of “Small Beginnings” to our Union Theater stage.  This original live theater performance debuted at the ALPLM in the spring of 2022. This one-act play tells the remarkable story of Robert Smalls, a man who led an enslaved entourage to freedom by way a bold riverboat escape plan through Confederate waters in 1862. Smalls and his team captured a heavily armed confederate ship and sailed it into Union territory. Smalls’ story is inspirational and one that can be told no better than through our talented staff.

Reggie Guyton portrays Captain Smalls and Randy Erwin provides a moving musical soundtrack for each performance.
The one-act play will be presented on a regular basis through June. Tickets are free with regular admission to the museum.

Here's the current performance schedule for "Small Beginnings"...

Wednesday, February 28, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m.
Monday, March 18, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 29, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, April 12, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 16, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, April 26, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 30, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, May 10, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14, at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 11, at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19, at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, at 1:30 p.m.