- Dates
- 2005-02-11 – 2005-02-26
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- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
Anne-Marie Oomen’s Wives of an American King, a play about James Jesse Strang and his wives, premiered at Traverse City’s Old Town Playhouse on February 11, 2005, and ran through February 26. The report emphasizes its historical grounding and the cast’s gendered alter-ego roles.
Evidence limits
The newspaper review does not establish the full production record or independently verify every historical interpretation in the play.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2005, "Strang play debuts in TC."Announces Anne-Marie Oomen''s play about James Jesse Strang, directed by Jeanette Mason, opening at Traverse City''s Old Town Playhouse with a five-woman ensemble and Phil Murphy as Strang. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the theater report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Wives of an American King premieres in Traverse City, February 11, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wives-of-an-american-king-strang-play-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2005, "Strang play debuts in TC." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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