Ford's Theater Begins Phased Reopening

Above, the presidential box where President Lincoln was assassinated. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Another sign that things are slowly getting back to normal is the reopening of historic Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

Ford's Theater was where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by disgruntled southern sympathizer actor John Wilkes Booth as he watched the play, "Our American Cousin" in April 1865.

WTOP News reported:

Early in the pandemic, the future was uncertain for D.C.’s historic Ford’s Theatre.

“There’s no more idea of ‘back to normal,'” Ford’s Theatre director Paul Tetreault told WTOP back in April. “What we’re talking about is back to a ‘new normal.’ Life as we know it is going to be very different when we return from this crisis.”

That return begins Wednesday, as Ford’s Theatre kicks off a phased reopening.

“We are thrilled to be finally opening the site for visitation,” Tetreault said. “Obviously, we’re not going to be opening for theatrical performances for some time, but we’re thrilled that we’re going to be able to open the historic theater and the museum so that people can come that in a limited capacity on timed entry [with] advanced tickets.”

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