The Root Beet Lady

Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
Friday, November 6 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 PM
at the Gould Theater

We are proud to present a touring production of THE ROOT BEER LADY. Written by Kim Schultz, THE ROOT BEER LADY tells the story of the indomitable Dorothy Molter, the last legal non-indigenous resident of the Boundary Waters. The story reflects the beauty and hardships of Molter’s solitary yet satisfying life beginning in 1934. The play, funny and passionate, explores her independence, fortitude, and love of nature. Molter pushes back against the premise that her time in the North Woods made her the “Loneliest Woman in America,” as the Saturday Evening Post  claimed in 1952.

Kim Schultz is a nationally and internationally acclaimed writer, actor, and solo show artist working across mediums. THE ROOT BEER LADY marks Kim’s third solo show. The tour is produced by Bourgoin Productions.

KIM SCHULTZ BIO
Originally from Minneapolis, Kim Schultz is a Chicago-based actor, writer, solo show artist and storyteller. In Chicago, Kim has worked at The Goodman Theatre, Lookinglass Theatre and Silk Road Rising. This is Kim’s third solo show. In 2007, after her dad died and a con-man conned her, she wove the stories into a play called “The F Trip”. And in 2009, she was commissioned to travel to the Middle East as an artist/activist to meet with Iraqi refugees and write a play inspired by the trip. Out of that came the solo show “No Place Called Home” which she performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of World Refugee Day and off Broadway in NYC in 2010, as well as a 4-year national tour that followed. Kim also authored the memoir, “Three Days in Damascus” (Palewell Press, 2016) about her experience in the Middle East. In addition, Kim works in television and film, speaks on refugee issues, tours an interreligious storytelling show called “Sisters of Story,” is a corporate improvisation trainer and although she has barely been camping, has found a kinship with this woman who lived her life alone in the North Woods.

BOURGOIN PRODUCTIONS BIO
Bourgoin Productions specializes in producing, managing and directing live entertainment.