Austin Playhouse Presents The Battlefields of Clara Barton

Austin Playhouse returns to in-person theatre with this thrilling workshop production of the new musical, The Battlefields of Clara Barton by Suzan Zeder and Jenn Hartmann Luck. ​ The Battlefields of Clara Barton is a folk/rock/historical/contemporary musical about the life of Clara Barton; Civil War nurse, political activist, revered founder of the American Red Cross. In a tumultuous life that spanned almost a century, Clara fought on many battlefields: historical, political, and emotional. Clara’s story is brought to vibrant life by an ensemble of women, playing multiple roles, where age and gender are fluid. Diverse means of storytelling captures the chaos and complexity of the times. The threads of Clara’s life run from past to present with seamless synchronicity, creating a rich tapestry of themes as personal and potent today as they were in Clara’s times.