The Quarry Theatre: Yours Forever, Lincoln
$30 ($15 student/senior)
- Gabriel Hernandez, tenor
- Zachary Bryant, baritone
The intimate male relationships of Abraham Lincoln have been under the scholar’s microscope for decades with many proposing the idea that these relationships went beyond basic friendships. World premiering in October 2022, Quarry Theatre’s original chamber opera, Yours Forever, Lincoln, aims to spark discussions around the history of sexuality, American revisionist history, and the importance of LGBTQAI+ visibility.
A compilation of original text, historical first-person accounts, letters and poetry by Lincoln, and poetry by Walt Whitman and Lord Byron, Yours Forever, Lincoln, explores the beauty of ambiguity, sexuality as a spectrum, and the men who helped shape one of the most iconic leaders in American history.
"Lincoln has a mythological status in American culture and the realization that even an icon's history can be erased inspired me to tell this story," says Patrick Alexander, composer and co-librettist for the new opera, Yours Forever, Lincoln. "I hope other LGBTQAI+ people, upon experiencing this opera, will also feel seen."
Yours Forever, Lincoln will premiere at The Voxel in Baltimore, October 2022. The Voxel, an ADA accessible theatre space, is located on 9 W 25th Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218.
About Quarry Theatre
Quarry Theatre creates theatrical performance unlike any other seen in Baltimore. A project-driven nonprofit theatre company, Quarry Theatre productions are original, one-of-a-kind, and grounded in true events. We advance the arts and cultural landscape of our diverse communities by filling the void of original thought-provoking theatre in our city. Nominated for Best Devised Show two years in a row by local theatre awards, Quarry Theatre engages audiences with compelling storytelling that reflect contemporary social issues such as mental health, oppressive nationalism, and LGBTQAI+ visibility. Using first-person accounts, significant textual and data evidence, and originally composed live music, Quarry Theatre leans into humanity’s hard conversations and brings them to the stage to be cultivated, curated, and examined.
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