(NewsNation) — "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner's directorial play debut puts one of America's most notorious killers in the spotlight.

"John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only," brought to life with the help of producer Ken-Matt Martin, centers on the man who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln.

"We learn a lot from studying our villains," Weiner told NewsNation. "And the thing that really got to me is how much we live in the shadow of his act."

Examining infamous figures "tells us more about who we are as a country than it does just looking at our heroes," Martin said.

Booth, a Baltimore native, was 26 at the time of Lincoln's assassination.

When asked about the parallels between Booth and Luigi Mangione — who is accused of killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — Martin and

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