A House Divided

An intimate musical of the Lincoln Presidency, tracing Lincoln’s development from conciliator who tolerated slavery to leader who issued the Emancipation Proclamation — including the perspective of Elizabeth Keckley, the formerly enslaved seamstress and entrepreneur who became Mary Lincoln’s close friend. Written by NMTE member Maureen Kane Berg with Michael J. Salmanson and Thomas C. Berg. First presented at NMTE’s MinneFest of New Musicals in 2021. A House Divided went on to premiere in Philadelphia.