Urban Stages Presents the World Premiere of

ELEANOR AND ALICE
Conversations Between Two Remarkable Roosevelts

By ELLEN ABRAMS

Starring

Tony Award Winner TREZANA BEVERLEY & Drama Desk’s Sam Norton Award Winner MARY BACON

Directed by FRANCES HILL

Urban Stages
259 West 30th Street
www.urbanstages.org
November 13- December 4

In Ellen Abrams’ ELEANOR AND ALICE, we get to witness the behind-the-headlines relationships in the renowned Roosevelt family. Eleanor (Trezana Beverley) is legendary for her many works with women’s rights, democracy, and humanitarian causes. The saucy Alice (Mary Bacon), daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, gained her notoriety for her sharp tongue, her slightly naughty behavior, and her conservative views. The contrast between the two is polarized and often amusing. And yet there is never a doubt that there was a lifelong fondness that withstood their differences. To watch the two seasoned actors play off one another adds to the tangled connection. Time appropriate music, cartoons, and campaign posters enhance the authenticity of ELEANOR AND ALICE, and a good time is had by all.

- Laurie Lawson -