Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt: A Love Story by Pat Bond

The longest running play in Provincetown since 1994, Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt: A Love Story has toured all over the country. Bond’s masterpiece chronicles the amazing 30 year relationship between the First Lady of the Land and the top woman journalist in the United States documented in over 2000 letters written by Roosevelt to her “beloved Hick.” These letters as well other personal materials are at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, NY. Hickok actually lived in the White House but her story would be fascinating even if she hadn’t been Eleanor Roosevelt’s lover. She overcame incredible diversity including sexism and physical familial abuse and her life story is inspiring. She was also Franklin D. Roosevelt’s confidential investigative reporter for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) during the Great Depression. Her reports to FDR helped shape government policy. Her great friendship with Eleanor began shortly before Eleanor became First Lady and some researchers claim Hickok was ‘the “woman behind the woman.”

Pat Bond wrote and performed this play in the 1980’s to critical acclaim. Bond died in the early 90’s and in 1992, the Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders (GLOE) formed the Pat Bond Memorial Old Dyke Awards in order to honor the outstanding accomplishments by lesbians in their lifetimes as a way to amend that Pat Bond did not receive the recognition she deserved during her lifetime and to also begin a new tradition to celebrate and declare the worth and beauty of the lives of older lesbians. In presenting Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt: A Love Story for the 12th year, the Provincetown Fringe Festival continues to honor Pat Bond, her life and works and her contribution to the gay and lesbian community as an actor, comedian, and playwright. Bond cared about knowledge, fighting injustice, the plight of older lesbians and making people laugh no matter what the situation. We must not forget our heroes and our role models and that includes Pat Bond and Lorena Hickok.

Final weekly Thursday performance is on September 1; The show returns from October 7-16, playing daily performances at 3pm.

Free parking at the Provincetown Inn – There is also Free wine-Free lollipops-Free seltzer

Box Office Hours: 20 minutes before showtime

Appropriate For Ages: 16 and above