|
Stage Left Theatre Company MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Dolores Diaz directed by Anna C. Bahow MAN OF THE PEOPLE explores the U.S. love affair with charlatans and their existence in the space between symptom and cause of public folly. A charlatan doctor rises to power by peddling a radical remedy in the days before medical regulation in the United States "Michael Peters is stunning in the role of this antihero"
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" Buzz News |
MAN OF THE PEOPLE is inspired by the true story of John Brinkley, an American “doctor” that grew to notoriety for selling a cure for male impotence in the 1920s. Bolstered to fame through radio, Brinkley earned the adoration of many but made an enemy of Chicago’s Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association who sought to hold him accountable for his quackery. Despite numerous attempts to thwart him, Brinkley wriggled away from consequence, creating his own reality, and announcing his political candidacy before the final showdown with Fishbein.
|
|
CAST AND CREW
|
MICHAEL PETERS (Brinkley)
ANDREW BOSWORTH (Fishbein) JOAN NAHID (Minnie): SHAWN SMITH (Maxwell/Morriss) ROB KOON (Jim Track) SANDY SPATZ (Fanny) |
Anna C. Bahow – Director
Kyle Aschbrenner -Assistant Director/Stage Manager Kenneth Martin - Asst. Stage Manager Ellie Humphrys - Lighting Designer Hannah Foerschler - Sound Designer Andrés Mota - Costume Designer Laura De Croocq - Props Designer Carlos Lux - Props Assistant Jonathan Berg-Einhorn Scenic Designer and Technical Director Charlie Baker - Intimacy Coordinator |
