Ford's Theatre
Yes, that Ford's Theatre - where Lincoln was shot in 1865, restored to look exactly as it did that night, and still a working theater. 650 seats in Penn Quarter, with a season built around American...
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There's no other room like this in the country. Ford's Theatre is the site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, and the restored interior is kept to look just as it did on that night - the presidential box still draped, still front and center. It's a working producing theater and a National Historic Site run by the National Park Service at the same time.
The programming leans into that weight: a full season of plays built around American history and the Lincoln legacy, Civil War-era stories, and works wrestling with democracy and justice. At just 650 seats, it's an intimate house, and the history in the walls adds something no new theater can fake. Sitting here hits different. Get in a few minutes early to take in the draped box and the museum displays before the house goes dark.
It's in Penn Quarter, an easy walk from Metro Center and surrounded by some of downtown D.C.'s best dining, so dinner before the show is no trouble. Find Ford's Theatre shows on Evil Tickets and spend an evening in one of Washington's most extraordinary rooms.
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