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    The Andersonville Trial

    The Andersonville Trial

    Lamplighter's Theatre

    June 12-June 15, 2008

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    Set against the turbulent, raw-edged backdrop of the American Civil War, The Andersonville Trial, is a striking courtroom drama that is just as relevant today as it was when the real trial was being conducted in 1865. Saul Levitt's intense examination of the tension between duty and conscience is the first offering of Lamplighters Theatre new Summer Season.

    Levitt based his play on the official records of the actual trial of Captain Henry Wirz, the commander of the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Georgia. The camp was little more than a stockade with no shelter from the winter cold or summer heat. Prisoner rations consisted of coarse corn meal. 41,000 Union soldiers were received at Andersonville. 12,913 died. Captain Wirz was the only man, North or South, tried and convicted for war crimes during the Civil War. Due to intense subject matter children under four will not be admitted.

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      Tickets: $5/ticket

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      June 12-June 15, 2008

      Times:
      Thursday - Sunday 7:30pm

    • NOTE: We do our best to ensure the accuracy of information, however, it is a good idea to visit the official website or call the venue for possible schedule changes.

    • Venue Info

      Lamplighter's Theatre

      14119 Old Nashville Hwy Smyrna, TN 37167

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