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january17
2019
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Clatskanie Arts Commission Presents
Eleanor Roosevelt: Across a Barrier of Fear
The Clatskanie Arts Commis- and enable him to continue his ascent to
sion is pleased to present Eleanor Roo- power from his wheelchair.
sevelt: Across a Barrier of Fear, Jane
With her husband in the White
VanBoskirk’s one woman show written House, we follow her as she completely
by Sharon Whitney, on Sunday, Febru- reinvents the role of First Lady, becom-
ary 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm at the Birkenfeld ing her husband’s eyes and ears, going
Theatre, 75 S. Nehalem in Clatskanie.
on fact-finding tours on his behalf and
The title of the play is drawn
from a statement made by Eleanor
Roosevelt, summing up her life: “Ev-
erything I ever did was always accom-
plished across a barrier of fear.”
The play follows Eleanor
from lonely, neglected childhood to
the world stage. We meet her as a child
ignored by glamorous, self-absorbed
parents, then orphaned at 10 and so
withdrawn she was unable to speak
in the presence of others. We see her
find herself when she has the good
fortune to come under the tutelage of
a progressive headmistress at a girls’
finishing school. We trace her growing
Actress Jane VanBoskirk plays
awareness of the world, as she sees Eleanor Roosevelt in her one woman show.
beyond the aristocratic society into
which she was born, doing charity work evolving into full political partnership,
that opened her eyes to sweatshops and despite romantic heartbreak and lack of
child labor and launched her into a life- intimacy. We become her confidants as
time of public service.
she reveals the woman beneath the lib-
Through her eyes, we witness eral icon and crusader for human rights,
the political rise of Franklin D. Roo- reviled by reactionaries but a beacon of
sevelt, whom she marries at 20 and hope to working people and minorities.
for whom she bears six children. In And finally, we watch as she overcomes
her words we experience the trauma the death of her husband and partner to
of Franklin’s crippling polio, and her head the U.N.’s Human Rights Com-
struggle along with trusted advisor mission and lead the crafting of the Uni-
Louis Howe, who became her political versal Declaration of Human Rights.
mentor, to nurse Franklin back to health
Throughout the play we see
how she learned to articulate her values
and vision, how she kept moving for-
ward in spite of disappointments and
defeat, and how she built up her cour-
age while facing daily “a barrier of
fear.”
Following the performance, ac-
tress Jane VanBoskirk will invite the
audience to ask questions and share
personal memories or perceptions
about Eleanor Roosevelt in a “Talk
Back.” Many audience members have
personal memories of this woman who
was a prominent figure in American
life for much of the 20 th century, some
of them quite dramatic. To others, she
is a page from a history book or an im-
age from a documentary. The Roos-
evelts still stir up passionate argument
to this day, but few are untouched by,
or indifferent to, their legacy.
For the past 40 years, Van-
Boskirk has researched and per-
formed women in history as her pas-
sion. “Somehow, Eleanor Roosevelt
encompasses all the historical women
I’ve portrayed. Playing her is a high
point of my career,” she says.
Tickets are $10 for adults; $8
for seniors 60+ and students; and $6
for children 12 and under. Tickets are
available online at www.clatskaniearts.
org; by calling Elsa at (503) 728-3403;
or at the door the day of the perfor-
mance. Seating is limited so please call
for ticket availability at the number
above.
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