Overview
Looking Over the President's Shoulder
| June 9, 2023 - June 19, 2023 Poorman Cabaret By James Still Directed by Cheyenne Barboza |
Rated: PG |
Based on the real-life story of Alonzo Fields, the grandson of a freed slave who grew up in an all-black town in southern Indiana who is forced by the Depression to give up his dreams of becoming an opera singer and accept a job at the White House where he quickly was appointed Chief Butler. Set on the eve of his last day on the job, Fields reflects on his 21 years of service to his country over four presidencies along with their famous guests, with humor and pride. As he says in the play,“It was like being in the front row and watching the passing parade of history...”
