Alliance announces date for “The Four Loves of FDR”
Charismatic and ebullient, Franklin D. Roosevelt charmed the American people, world leaders and the hearts of the four women during his lifetime. Learn more about his personal side in an original one-act play, “The Four Loves of FDR”, performed by two Fort Myers dramatists in the Alliance’s Foulds Theatre on March 25th at 2PM. The performance is presented by the Alliance for the Arts in partnership with the Library Foundation.
“How ironic. This remarkable man, at the center of the world stage, is imprisoned by his handicap and is, at times, lonely and needful.” Speaking these lines is Daisy Suckley, Franklin Roosevelt’s distant cousin, and one of the characters featured in a new play “The Four Loves of FDR.” Besides Daisy, there is his dynamic wife, Eleanor; Lucy Mercer, whose affair with him shook up the marriage, and Missy LeHand, his devoted private secretary.
These women sustained America’s only four-term president through trying times of the Great Depression and World War II.
This fascinating and original one-act play is portrayed Rusty Brown, who has appeared in her original one-woman shows in southwest Florida for 15 years, and Regina Dowd, who has played leading roles in Fort Myers and regional theatres.
Hear the truth from the women themselves. “The Four Loves of FDR,” presented by Alliance for the Arts and Library Foundation, is showing March 25th at 2PM in the Alliance’s Foulds Theatre. A suggested donation of $10 is requested.
The Alliance for the Arts proudly supports the artists and arts organizations in our area as the state designated Local Arts Agency for Lee County. The Alliance for the Arts galleries are open from 9 to 5p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturdays, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard. Visit www.ArtInLee.org for more details of all the excitement our community has to offer.
Source: Alliance for the Arts