THE MAN IN THE ARENA Presented as Part of Chicago Fringe Festival, 9/4-9/11
By: Lauren Wolman
The Man In The Arena, performed and directed by Derek Evans announces its participation in the Chicago Fringe Festival with performances at the Temple Gallery, 1749 S. Halsted Street, Friday, Sept. 2 at 7p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 4 at 10:00 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.
Derek Evans is Theodore Roosevelt in The Man in the Arena, a performance for the whole family, as the nation's 26th president is brought to life more than 150 years after his birth. The Man in the Arena has been performed for thousands of people from California, most recently at the Washington D.C. Fringe Festival. Tickets are $10 with special multiple performance packages available. Tickets may be purchased at www.chicagofringe.org.Theodore Roosevelt consistently appears at the top of "America's Best Presidents" lists. Roosevelt, more than 100 years after his presidency, still captures the imagination of this nation including an appearance on the cover of Time Magazine as recently as 2006 where Time declared "At home and abroad, Theodore Roosevelt was the locomotive President, the man who drew his flourishing nation into the future." Derek Evans brings the 26th President of the United States to life in a lively and engaging performance that allows the audience to meet more than just a footnote in history. They learn he was an athlete, adventurer, conservationist, avid reader, scholar, philosopher, teacher, author, soldier, Nobel Prize winner, visionary, politician, playful dad, and the father of the first "Teddy" Bear. The story sheds light on how from his days as a toddler to his years as president, Roosevelt's strength of character and personal responsibility set an example for America that is still valid today.Derek Evans was trained for the theatre at Northwestern University, New York University and The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. As manager and director of the Monarch Theatre Company he toured Shakespeare, opera and literary adaptations to schools throughout the American Midwest, logging almost seven thousand performances for more than two million students.
The Man in the Arena at the Temple Gallery, 1749 S Halsted, Friday, Sept. 2 at 7p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 4 at 10p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 with special multiple performance packages available. Tickets may be purchased at chicagofringe.org.
Photo Credit: Derek Evans
|
Fleetwood Max Raue Center For The Arts (10/03-10/03) |
|
Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
|
Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
|
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Raue Center For The Arts (9/25-9/25) |
|
Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
|
The Beautiful Game In Concert Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (8/31-8/31) |
|
for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (8/01-8/30) |
|
DETROIT '67 PULSE Theatre Chicago (9/11-11/01) |
|
Paula Poundstone Raue Center For The Arts (9/12-9/12) VIDEOS |
|
Shane City Lit Theater (8/21-10/04) |