Waterford's War: A Narrated Living History by Meredith Bean McMath   L toR: Don Frye, Stokes Tomlin, Sara Taylor, Danny Cummings, Danica Riesberg, Meredith Bean McMath, Abigail Seymour, Lorenzo Bean and Chris McMinn after the June 23, 2001 performance of "Waterford's War" at the Newseum - then located in Rosslyn, Virginia Commissioned by The Newseum in Arlington to be presented in conjunction with its 2001 "War Stories" exhibit, this 30-minute, narrated living history play brings to life the true story of Civil War journalists Lida and Lizzie Dutton and Sarah Steer. Under constant threat of Confederate reprisal, they wrote a pro-Union newspaper out of Confederate Virginia and sent the subscription monies north for Union Soldiers' Aid. Highly educated and well-ahead of their time, they are the only women known to have created a pro-Union newspaper during the Civil War. Thirty-minute presentation; 8 actors; no set. For further information and availability, contact Meredith Bean McMath. This program is 30-minute summary version of McMath's two-act play, Waterford's War.  For more information on the true history of Lida, Lizzie and Sarah, read McMath's Bent on Having Their Own Way: Three Women Journalists of the Civil War.