November 21, 2022
Season 40 > Ben Butler
Southern California Premiere
Ben Butler
by: Richard Strand
Ben Butler Directed by: David Ellenstein
EXTENDED by: Popular Demand
Part comedy. Part history. Inspired by real-life figures. General Benjamin Butler is faced with an impossible moral dilemma: follow the letter of the law or make a game-changing move that could alter the course of U.S. history. It’s a battle of wit and wordplay as the characters spar with each other on respect, equality, and civil rights.
Call it splendid.
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
Simultaneously thought-provoking and sidesplitting.
- THEATERMANIA.COM
This show completely is captivating, a significant piece of theater and a timeless exploration of social conscience and individual responsibility.
- BROADWAYWORLD.COM
A must see! Thought provoking, Broadway Quality entertainment.
- Splash Magazine
This is a rock-star cast immersed in character, and shining in their element.
- Broadwayworld
Ben Butler’ is not only funny, it’s also an entertaining character study of two men whose lives intersected in real life.
- San Diego Union~Tribune
It’s not only a gem but exactly the kind of fare that the North Coast Repertory Theatre audience loves to devour. It’s thoughtful, smart, and funny.
- San Diego Story
Don’t miss this delightful, thought-provoking, and most of all funny take on an incident that actually happened at the beginning of the American Civil War.
- San Diego Stage and Screen
An engaging work brimming with humor and intelligence.
- Theatremania
It is a must-see!.
- From Another Zero
A stellar cast.
- Jewish World
If history and high stakes legal sparring is your game, I recommend you get into the action as both spectator and witness.
- Carol Davis, Critic
Richard Strand’s smart, slick and delightfully entertaining play” which is receiving a superb production at North Coast Repertory Theatre, under the astute direction of David Ellenstein.
- Times of San Diego