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North Coast Rep's award-winning theatre located in Solana Beach, CA is doing innovative theatre during this time by being the first theatre in the US to film a live stage performance for streaming. Filmed on our stage with set, costumes, lights, cameras and adhering to all mandated safety and testing procedures under the SAG New Media contract. Our new program Filmed Plays Online begins with Necessary Sacrifices directed by Peter Ellenstein. Now through October 11. The play is based on two meetings between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. This West Coast premiere by North Coast Repertory Theatre puts audiences squarely in the room with these two great leaders as they struggle with issues of war, peace, politics, and moral courage. With its strong echoes of todays political landscape, this riveting drama will captivate history buffs and theatre-lovers alike.Peter Ellenstein directed actors Ray Chambers and Hawthorn James on North Coast Reps mainstage, Audiences will see a full theatrical production with sets by Scenic Designer Marty Burnett and costumes by Elisa Benzoni and Hair/Wigs by Peter Herman. Music by Michael Silversher. Cinematographer/editor Aaron Rumley filmed the show during tech and final rehearsals.NECESSARY SACRIFICES will stream on showtix4U September 9 through October 11, 2020. Tickets are $24 and can be purchased at www.northcoastrep.org.
News About Necessary Sacrifices at North Coast Repertory Theatre at North Coast Repertory Theatre
VIDEO: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas Face Off in Emotionally Charged Drama, NECESSARY SACRIFICES
November 01, 2020Extended by popular demand, the first production of North Coast Rep's Filmed Plays Online, Necessary Sacrifices written by Richard Hellesen and directed by Peter Ellenstein continues for nationwide streaming on showtix4U via the North Coast Rep website.
NECESSARY SACRIFICES Extended At North Coast Repertory Theatre
October 12, 2020North Coast Rep's award-winning theatre located in Solana Beach, CA is doing innovative theatre during this time by being the first theatre in the US to film a live stage performance for streaming.
BWW Review: Douglass and Lincoln debate NECESSARY SACRIFICES at North Coast Repertory Theatre
September 17, 2020Review of NECESSARY SACRIFICES at North Coast Repertory Theatre where the audience is privy to the (imagined) discussions between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln on equality, racism, and politics during their historic meetings.
Stream the Theatrical Production Of NECESSARY SACRIFICES, A West Coast Premiere
August 10, 2020In the summer of 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederic Douglass and Abraham Lincoln confront each other at the White House in two searing, no-holds-barred sessions that forever change the course of history. Originally commissioned by Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., NECESSARY SACRIFICES by Richard Hellesen is based on their two documented meetings.
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