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Last Chance to See Amelia

Jun 15, 2012 4:28 pm

Through­out the sum­mer, vis­i­tors to Gov­er­nors Island have been priv­i­leged to see the pro­duc­tion of Amelia, a play set in the Civ­il War era and per­formed in Fort Jay, a his­toric build­ing pre­vi­ous­ly used as a prison. The plot cen­ters on a woman who enlists in the army pre­tend­ing to be a man. She then is delib­er­ate­ly cap­tured and tak­en to a prison, all in the hopes that she will be able to find her hus­band there. The play has been a great suc­cess since its open­ing May 26 and was recent­ly reviewed by Bruce Chad­wick for the His­to­ry News Net­work who said ​“Amelia is an absorb­ing play with a two per­son cast that recre­ates Civ­il War his­to­ry with uncan­ny accu­ra­cy and deliv­ers a knock­out sto­ry of young lovers caught up in one of history’s great wars.” The full arti­cle is linked here:

http://​hnn​.us/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​s​/​p​l​a​y​-​a​b​o​u​t​-​c​i​v​i​l​-​w​a​r​-​p​r​i​s​o​n​e​r​-​d​e​b​u​t​s​-​r​e​a​l​-​c​i​v​i​l​-​w​a​r​-​p​rison

Amelia is per­formed Thurs­day-Sun­day at 3PM. Unfor­tu­nate­ly, the last week­end of per­for­mances is approach­ing (June ¹⁶⁄₁₇). Don’t miss your chance to see this incred­i­ble play. Tick­ets are free if you reserve them at www​.ameliathe​p​lay​.com. Come out and see the play and enjoy all else the island has to offer!