Eleanor

Eleanor: Her Secret Journey by Rhoda Lerman, is a commanding one-woman show starring Jean Stapleton as Eleanor Roosevelt and examines her early years, as a restless young wife and mother of five. Unfulfilled by her duties at home and fueled with the knowledge that her husband, Franklin, is having an affair, Eleanor searches for meaning in her life and is determined to carve out her own identity. This play, though historically accurate, is largely an imagined trip through the mind of Eleanor Roosevelt and traces her personal journey from well-bred, passive observer to active, spirited participant in the causes she took up later in life. This glowing portrait captures perfectly the woman who became known as the "First Lady of the World" and allows us to know the real woman behind this icon of American history.