Look Away

Presented by Slaying DragonsLook AwaySunday, August 5, 12, and 19 at 2pm; Friday, August 17 at 2pm$7 per person*; $5 per person for Museum members*To purchase tickets, call (314) 361-9017 or visit mohistory.orgBased on Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life and Letters by Justin G. Turner andLinda Levitt Turner and adapted for the stage by Jerome Kilty, Look Away isa compelling theatrical duet set in the Bellevue Insane Asylum in Batavia,Illinois, on Mrs. Lincoln's last night of residence. Imagining she is… Show more once againat home in the White House with her seamstress, Elizabeth Keckly, Mrs. Lincolntalks about her life and the mistreatment accorded her by a penurious Senateand by her one surviving son who lobbied for her commitment.Presented by Missouri History Museum

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