Performance Experience
ROOSEVELT EXPERIANCE
Private Event
Monologue on the topics of transportation technology and John Moses Browning
Hot Rods and Handguns Social Club, Huntington Beach, April 2026
Book Release Celebration
Welcome monologue, Calico Fish House, Huntington Beach, April 2026
Writer: Contributed foreword to Theodore Roosevelt in California
Author: Chris Epting, Publisher: The History Press, Release: April 2026
Recipient of the 2025 Steve Wimmer Southwest Research Grant: New Mexico History Museum
Topic: Roosevelt in New Mexico
Roosevelt Elementary School: Burbank, CA
Guest speaker for TR’s birthday (not in character)
2025 Badlands Chautauqua: Medora, ND
Two solo monologues in character (topics: Roosevelt on Reading, Dispatches from the Great Loop Tour)
Greeted visitors to the Medora Musical
Performed alongside other reprisors in Saturday showcase “Too Many Teddies”
2024 Guest on Talk About Teddy Podcast
Spoke about experience reprising Teddy in Medora, ND. You can listen to it by clicking HERE
2024 Fred Harvey Weekend at the New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe
Lecture on the intersection of Theodore Roosevelt and the Fred Harvey Company in the promotion of the Southwest
You can watch it by clicking HERE
2024 Badlands Chautauqua: Medora, ND
Two monologues in character (topics: Dispatches from the Great Loop Tour, Memorials and Monuments)
Ensemble member for children’s show “Stories and Games with the Roosevelt Children”
Parade with the 188th Army Band
Greeted visitors to the Medora Musical
Hosted Saturday showcase “Too Many Teddies”
2023 Badlands Chautauqua: Medora, ND
Two solo monologues in character (topics: Memorials and Monuments, Relationship with George “Bird” Grinell)
Greeted visitors to the Medora Musical
Performed alongside other reprisors in Saturday showcase “Too Many Teddies”
RELATED EXPERIANCE
Historical Lecture
“Fred at the Fair: Fred Harvey and World’s Fairs,” New Mexico History Museum, Fred Harvey Weekend, 2025
Twenty-Two Years as a Middle School English Teacher
Twelve years leading a Shakespeare Day in collaboration with the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Ten years teaching yearbook
Twelve years as department chair
Speech coach for annual competition
Travel Writer
“Angels of Sitgreaves Pass” published in Route 66 Magazine, Spring 2020
Various performance experience
Musician in many styles of performance for 30 years
Improv training and performance
Possible Services
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Character Presentation
There are many possibilities for in-character presentations: biographical pieces in various links, storytelling, or performance of TR’s actual writing or speaking.
Available topics include basic biography, Roosevelt in California, motivation for children to read or write, suggestions for best reading practices, the 1903 train tour, reflections on California, thoughts on memorials and monuments, general interest stories, or other possibilities based on event specifics.
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Guest Interactions
Event roles include in-person interactions, photo opportunities, hosting, or keynote speech.
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Historical Lecture
Presentations focused on Theodore Roosevelt’s history or a specific topic of interest. Current topics prepared include TR’s history with the Fred Harvey Company in promoting the west, his relationship with California, and his 1903 train tour of the country.