A New Musical by Maureen Clare and Charlotte Daniels
WHITE HOUSE PRINCESS
ABOUT
Theodore Roosevelt can do one of two things: He can be the president of the United States, or he can control his daughter Alice. While he’s busy trust-busting in the Oval Office, the American Princess is smoking on the roof of the White House, betting on fights in the city, crashing cars into streetlamps, and being the life of every party – much to the chagrin of her prudish cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (yes, that Eleanor). But when Alice’s fame leads her to DC playboy Nick Longworth, a controversial campaign, and an opportunity to make her political voice heard, will her reputation withstand it? Or is the White House Princess trapped in a gilded cage?
White House Princess is an original musical comedy written and composed by Harvard seniors Maureen Clare and Charlotte Daniels. This fall, come see the premiere production at the Agassiz Theatre!
White House Princess follows Alice Roosevelt and her cousin, Eleanor, as they navigate womanhood, queer love, family dynamics, and structures of power in a 20th century society while attempting to live and love on their own terms. Based on hundreds of primary sources – letters, diary entries, photos, interviews, and newspaper headlines – the musical brings to light the Roosevelt women’s emotional truths, covers their rise to political and social influence, and recognizes the power that they wielded.
SHOWTIMES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 - 7:30 pm
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 - 7:30 pm
*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 - 2:00 pm
*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 - 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 - 2:00 pm
* denotes a special event
Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one 15 minute intermission
Special Events:
Friday at 7:30pm: Halloween Night
It's HalloWeekend, and White House Princess is going all out. Feel free to wear your Halloween costume! You're in for quite a treat. Or a trick. ;)
Saturday at 2:00pm: Nerd Day
Stay after the matinee for a talkback! The show creators will discuss writing about female historical figures with Harvard President Emerita Drew Faust. This matinee is free for visiting first-year and junior families!
Saturday at 7:30pm: Nerd Night
Following the show, take a look at the Alice Roosevelt exhibit in the Horner Room with the White House Princess team!
Link to purchase tickets: bit.ly/whpticket
Ticket Prices: $15, $10 for students/seniors/HUID. Tickets are free with HUID on 10/26! (1 per ID) and the 2pm 10/28 matinee and talkback is free for visiting Harvard first-year and junior family members. There is a $2 fee to purchase tickets online.
White House Princess is at the Agassiz Theatre at 5 James St. Cambridge, MA 02138.
There is no parking at the theater, but there are many parking garages and some street parking spaces in Harvard Square! The theater is a short walk from the Harvard Square Red Line T stop and bus stops.
The theater is in fact inside the Harvard admissions building! Walk through the front doors and keep walking back!
There is an accessible entrance via the ramps to the left and right of the building. Both sides of the building have ramps to the courtyard and out to the street. Inside of the building, there is an elevator located on the first floor. The theater is on the second floor.
The Alice Roosevelt Exhibit
Archival materials from Harvard’s Houghton Library Roosevelt Collection were foundational to the development of White House Princess.
A selection of the archival materials will be on display in the Horner Room of the Agassiz Theatre. Ticket holders can explore the collection before and after the show.
PRESS
The Boston Globe: Harvard students’ play recalls spirited, sometimes unruly, life of Alice Roosevelt Longworth
The Harvard Crimson: ‘White House Princess’ Preview: Theodore Roosevelt’s Wild Child
The Harvard Gazette: 'White House Princess' remembers style-setter, rule-breaker Alice Roosevelt
WHP TEAM
CAST
Andreea Haidau
Emma Rogers
Izzy Wilson
Matt Given
Mack Webb
Jeremy Ornstein
Hannah Shell
James GaNun
Julia Kim
Chloe Chao
Elio Kennedy-Yoon
Matthew Cole
Alice
Eleanor
Hick
Nick
Will
TR
Edith
McKinley
Reporters
Merica
BAND
Alex Eckford
Cory Wu
Will Cooper
Kayla Springer
Brian Cheng
Avinashi Bhandari
Aiden Bowers
Justin O’Dwyer
Keyboard
Keyboard
Bass
Cello
Guitar
Violin
Violin
Drums
CREW
Director
Writer/Vocal Music Director
Writer/Exec Producer
Stage Manager
Music Director
Lead Producer
Exec Producer
Tech Producer
Publicity Producer
Finance Producer
Asst. Music Director
Asst. Pub Producer
Asst. Stage Manager
Asst. Stage Manager
Lighting Design
Light Board Operator
Tech Director
Asst. Tech Director
Set Builder
Costume Design
Sound Mixing
Projection Design
Asst. Costumer
Asst. Costumer
Prop Design
Prop Sourcing
Art Design
Paint Underling
Painter
Painter
Wellbeing Liaison
Production Advisor
Lollie McKenzie
Charlotte Daniels
Maureen Clare
Elizabeth Resner
Christian Liu
Rachel Auslander
Dylan Pigott
Sage Barnes
Madison Valley
Summer Shen
Rosie Couture
Bella Pignataro
Rave Andrews
Violet Barron
Josh Caven
Owen Butler
Jack Griffin
Kelly Ding
Joe Meosky
Bettie Closs
Tiffany Agkpo
Kavi Gasper
Gemma Dean
Sofia Chen
Gabe Brady
Serena Jampel
Neve O’Brien
Lily Richman
Jocelyn Hsieh
Rhea Acharya
Maggie Meosky
Josh Hillers
Orchestrations by Maureen Clare, Charlotte Daniels, Ben Sperling, Christian Liu, Henry Wu, Harry Graser, Sage Shurman, Rosie Couture, Theo Aldridge Stone, Carolyn Hao, Sean Teo Ong
Choreography by Abril Castillo Camacho, Jackson Coombs, Keren Elmore, Crystal Manyloun, Jess Hung, Alison Forchoh, Hannah Shell (dance captain), Elio-Kennedy Yoon (dance captain)
CREW
