Bully the Play

Theodore Roosevelt comes to life in this one-act play, an adaptation of the Broadway production Bully. Learn about Theodore Roosevelt as President, husband, father, soldier, and hunter in the North Dakota Badlands. Come experience history firsthand. Performances are held at the Old Town Hall Theater. Box office opens at 3:30 p.m. MDT. The Old Town Hall Theater is handicap accessible via a wheelchair lift.

David Simmons (Theodore Roosevelt) David's many regional stage credits include Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof", Phantom in the Yestin/Kopit "Phantom", and Julian Marsh in "42nd Street". National tours include Matthew in Harry Chapin's "Cottonpatch Gospel", Steven King in "Steven King's Ghost Stories" and Pastor E.L. Gunderson in Troupe America's hit musical "Church Basement Ladies". Additional stage credits include Zorba in "Zorba", Charlemagne in "Pippin", and Figaro in Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". Film and television credits include Officer Hegg in the independent civil rights drama "Justice" and numerous character voices in the Emmy Award winning PBS series "Auto Be Good." David's directing experience includes productions of "Man Of La Mancha", "Anything Goes", "Cabaret", "Godspell", and "Where's Charley?". As music director David has worked on productions of "Annie Get Your Gun", , "1776" and "Godspell". An experienced playwright and composer as well, David has created the script, music and lyrics for regional productions of "Alice In Wonderland", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and "A Dog Named Steve". In addition to writing for the stage David has released 6 cd's of original Contemporary Christian music. David is honored and excited to be playing Theodore Roosevelt this summer and wishes to extend a heartfelt welcome to all visitors to Medora. "Enjoy your stay and come back soon!"