Those touched by President Obama's inauguration speech may find actor/playwright Michael Fox Kennedy's Even we here… (featuring Abraham Lincoln in a monologue) equally inspiring. With words culled directly from the 16th president's speeches, letters and other documented sources, the 90-minute performance chronicles Lincoln's formative years and his political and private life and runs the gamut from grief to personal triumph.
Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., $10, Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery, 139 Main St., Brattleboro, Vt., (802) 254-9276, www.hookerdunham.org.