Madame Surratt: A Drama in Five Acts

Set in the tense days following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, this historical drama reimagines the trial of Mary Surratt-the only woman charged in the conspiracy. Through five acts of gripping dialogue and courtroom suspense, it explores themes of loyalty, justice, and national grief, raising haunting questions about guilt, gender, and due process in wartime America. Madame Surratt presents a powerful dramatization of one of the most controversial episodes in U.S. legal history.

James Webb Rogers (1822-1896) who served as a chaplain of in the Confederate Army and was present at the battle of Shiloh. This play is about Mary Surratt (1823-1865) and the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.