We arrived two days before the conference so that we could spend some time in Washington. The first day we attended a play (Shear Madness) and a free puppet show at the Kennedy Center. (Kay is a drama teacher who also writes plays.) We also toured the building - which was really wonderful.
We discovered that the famous (infamous?) Watergate Parking Garage is just across from the Kennedy Center.
Day 2 saw us head back to Washington, where we visited the Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Here is a view of the theater...
The curtains to the right of the stage mark the box where Abraham Lincoln and his wife were sitting when he was shot...
The basement of the Ford Theater has a fascinating museum about the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
We decided to continue the THEATER THEME of our visit by going to a musical, The Jersey Boys, at the National Theater, just down the street from the White House. We were informed that the fateful night Abraham Lincoln and his wife were at the Ford Theater, their older son was here at the National Theater...
I haven't seen a musical in years - and The Jersey Boys was truly amazing! The energy of the whole performance - and the songs - took me back to my teenage years... (It got two thumbs up from both Kay and me!)
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