Reading of a New Musical by Katie Dahl
September 25th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM &
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Birch Creek|
3821 County Rd E, Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Attend with a Festival Pass or Friday Day Pass
Tickets
In association with Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Lorena “Hick” Hickok was a Wisconsin butter maker’s daughter, an ambitious journalist, the first woman with a byline on the front page of The New York Times—and the live-in lover of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This musical-in-progress by Katie Dahl follows Hick and Eleanor as they meet on FDR’s 1932 campaign trail and begin a romance that will transform both their lives.
“Most clearly I remember … the feeling of that soft spot just north-east of the corner of your mouth against my lips.” – Hick to Eleanor, 1933
Sue Demel – Musician
Karen Mal – Musician
Eric Lewis – Musician
Gina Cornejo – Actor (Hick)
Kirsten Fitzgerald – Actor (Eleanor)
Kat Wodtke – Actor (Tommy)
Leda Hoffmann – Director
Julie Wolf – Music Director