It’s been 160 years and a few weeks since a heartthrob-handsome, 26-year-old actor slipped into the presidential box at Ford’s Theater and fired a bullet into the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head.
Why should we still be talking about John Wilkes Booth? Why, especially, in Maryland, where Booth grew up?
Matthew Weiner who won seven Primetime Emmys as creator and showrunner of the acclaimed television series Mad Men -- on top of two Emmys for his work on The Sopranos -- has been obsessed with John Wilkes Booth for a while and has turned that obsession into a world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage in a profile of Booth that’s both darkly funny and a warning. We get a preview from Weiner, and from Ken-Matt Martin who is producing director at Baltimore Center Stage.
John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only, runs at Baltimore Center Stage through June 22. Find more information here.
