The Trial of Mrs. Surratt

by Lanie Robertson

Developmental Workshop Production

Capital Fringe Festival(D.C.) > Otter Creek Festival of the Arts(VT)

Atlas Performing Arts Center | July 2016 Merchants Hall | June 2016 .


A New Play with Music by Broadway Playwright Lanie Robertson


Charged with conspiring against Abraham Lincoln in 1865, Mary Surratt was the first women executed by the federal government. In this surreal historical exploration of the Lincoln conspirators, time and space are used to expose other elements of Mary's story. This play challenges audiences to examine this tale of American history from the perspective of its most misunderstood historical figures. Based on actual dinner table conversations, federal trials and journal entries, this piece explores 1865 post-Civil War America in a way most have never imagined.

Creative Team

Written by Lanie Robertson

Directed by Natalie Villamonte Zito

Music > Sound Direction by Jacob W. Patorti

Music Arrangement by The Wandering Theatre Company

Lighting > Set Design by Jak Prince

Costume Design by Natalie Villamonte Zito > Charlotte Campbell

Production Stage Management by Gary Flowers



The Ensemble

Mary Surratt.....................................................................................Elise Gainer

Anna Surratt.....................................................................................Kate McGarrigle

Rachel Semus...................................................................................Carol Copper

Frederick Aiken.................................................................................Zachary Guttman

Louis Wiechmann............................................................................Tariq Malik

Edwin Stanton..................................................................................Paul Schwartz

General Holt.....................................................................................Mark Tolleson

John Wilkes Booth...........................................................................Matthew Tillett

Johnny Surratt.............................................................................Matthew Zimmerman

Col. Conger.......................................................................................Mike Marcou

John Matthews.................................................................................Townsend Pass

Union Soldier > Guard....................................................................Andrew Benvenuti

Honora Fitzpatrick > Anna Understudy........................................Charlotte Campbell

Troupe Actor > Male Understudy..................................................Michael Martinez

Conferate Boy Soldier > Mary Understudy..................................Renee Petrofes

Ned Spangler....................................................................................Luke Ledger

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