"Like a documentary, the show depicts the reality of life in a particular place at a particular time. Like the best entertainment, it features characters who appeal to the audience." - Patti H. Snodgrass, Loudoun Times Mirror
Valerie Konur as Mariah in the 2019 production of ALL FOR THE UNION (Photo by Craig Thoburn)
McMath's original play is based on the true story of Lida, Lizzie and Sarah - three young pro-Union women living in Confederate Loudoun County, Virginia who chose to write a newspaper to boost the morale of Union soldiers. As a result, they became the first Female journalists of Virginia. Their Waterford News covered the reality of their daily lives - from skirmishes, battles and Confederate foragers to Union burning raids and personal loss - all with unshaken hope and ironclad humor. The play explores why they made those choices and leaves the audience to wonder whether they'd do the same.
McMath is pleased to offer All for the Union at one-third the normal royalty fee to historic preservation organizations and theatres working with organizations dedicated to the knowledge of previously unknown heroes who remained loyal. Examples of past production partners productions include The Waterford Foundation, The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Clermont Estate and Historic Aldie Mill; All for the Union premiered at Waterford's Old Stone School in 1996.
Premiering in 1996 as WATERFORD'S WAR's, ALL FOR THE UNION'S most recent production was at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival where it received a four-star review before moving to a two-week sold out run at Historic Aldie Mill, in Aldie, Virginia.
SET: 1862 Quaker Kitchen / Road / Civil War Union Provost Marshal Office
CAST:
MISS HUNTINGTON/MRS. HAMMOND, age 25-40
SARAH STEER, 20s
LIDA DUTTON, 18
LIZZIE DUTTON, 20s
MAGGIE LODEN, 16-17
ANNIE DUTTON, 10-12
BILLY SUMMER, 12-14
EMMA DUTTON, 40-50
CONFEDERATE JOHN MOBBERLY, 20- 35
CONFED. PRIVATE MARTIN BARLOW/ UNION PRIVATE THOMAS
McNULTY, 18-35
CONFED. PVT. GABRIEL MOSS, 18-22
CONFED. LIEUTENANT JOHN MILBROWE, 20s
UNION LIEUT. LUTHER SLATER, 30-50
SGT. ORVIL THOMAS, early 20s
UNION SGT BARTHOLEMEW REYNOLDS, 25-50
UNION PVT. DIETER KARTENSPIELER, 20-30
JOHN B. DUTTON, 50s
UNION LIEUT. JOHN WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, 20-30
MARIAH, a slave woman 18-50
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
VISIT THE GALLERY
For PERFORMANCE RIGHTS, contact Meredith Bean McMath via Run Rabbit Run Productions at [email protected] or by calling McMath at 571-209-7386.
US Copyright PAu002169841 - 1997 * U.S. Copyright PAu2834182 - 2004
Premiering in 1996 as WATERFORD'S WAR's, ALL FOR THE UNION'S most recent production was at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival where it received a four-star review before moving to a two-week sold out run at Historic Aldie Mill, in Aldie, Virginia.
SET: 1862 Quaker Kitchen / Road / Civil War Union Provost Marshal Office
CAST:
MISS HUNTINGTON/MRS. HAMMOND, age 25-40
SARAH STEER, 20s
LIDA DUTTON, 18
LIZZIE DUTTON, 20s
MAGGIE LODEN, 16-17
ANNIE DUTTON, 10-12
BILLY SUMMER, 12-14
EMMA DUTTON, 40-50
CONFEDERATE JOHN MOBBERLY, 20- 35
CONFED. PRIVATE MARTIN BARLOW/ UNION PRIVATE THOMAS
McNULTY, 18-35
CONFED. PVT. GABRIEL MOSS, 18-22
CONFED. LIEUTENANT JOHN MILBROWE, 20s
UNION LIEUT. LUTHER SLATER, 30-50
SGT. ORVIL THOMAS, early 20s
UNION SGT BARTHOLEMEW REYNOLDS, 25-50
UNION PVT. DIETER KARTENSPIELER, 20-30
JOHN B. DUTTON, 50s
UNION LIEUT. JOHN WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, 20-30
MARIAH, a slave woman 18-50
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
VISIT THE GALLERY
For PERFORMANCE RIGHTS, contact Meredith Bean McMath via Run Rabbit Run Productions at [email protected] or by calling McMath at 571-209-7386.
US Copyright PAu002169841 - 1997 * U.S. Copyright PAu2834182 - 2004
Taking in the wounded... L to R: Clay Noyes as Union Lieut. Hutchinson, Suzy Alden as Lizzie Dutton and Ben Huntington as Confederate Lieut. Milbrowe
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Photos courtesy of the Waterford Foundation Archives and Local History Collection |