The New Place
"The audience wouldn't allow the cast to leave without another curtain call..."
Productions

Robin Johnson, Lisa Johnson and Allison Dunn

    Senses and Sorrows
    The World Premiere
    By Elizabeth Custer; adapted by Robin Johnson
    Directed by Robin Johnson
    Featuring Allison Dunn, Robin Johnson and Lisa Johnson

    Bismarck Heritage Center,
    Bismarck, North Dakota


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    Summary:

    The production was commissioned for the North Dakota Centennial The script is derived completely from the writing of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer'swidow, Libbie. Three actresses portray Elizabeth at distinct periods of her life: the youthful and naive Libbie Bacon, the courageous and resourceful Elizabeth Custer and the mournful widow Custer. Through her own words, Elizabeth Bacon Custer paints a breathtaking portrait of an American woman on the Western Plains.