The Rivalry May 8, 2010

150 years before another Illinois Senator became the political phenomenon of our time, the Lincoln-Douglas debates electrified crowds with a series of groundbreaking confrontations that still have no equal in American statesmanship. Norman Corwin's riveting play electrifies the stage with a close-up portrait of the two larger-than-life personalities, as well as the behind-the-scenes drama between the men and Stephen Douglas's witty and feisty wife Adele. 'The Rivalry' is a theatrical marvel, revealing the astounding fact that some of the greatest American theatre ever performed came from two men who were not actors -- named Lincoln and Douglas.