Delightful! ‘A Civl War Christmas’ is cause for celebration at Dobama Theatre

Boy, could many of us use the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln — especially with this season of giving, hope, redemption and reconciliation marred in part by the raw wounds festering in the aftermath of racial tension following shootings of young black men by white police officers.

“With malice toward none…with charity toward all….”

They’re words the people of Ferguson, Mo. and other cities where similar acts have occurred need to hear. That’s especially the case if it’s true, from what I’ve heard, that Ferguson’s residents are destroying their fellow citizens’ businesses and property instead of helping one another get through these tough times. Lincoln’s alive, well and reassuring, but never placed on a pedestal of sainthood, in Dobama Theatre’s moving, refreshing production of the rejuvenating epic play with music “A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration.”

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