Frederick Law Olmsted: A One Man Play

Frederick Law Olmsted is considered by many to be the father of American landscape architecture. He designed New York City’s Central Park and Boston’s Emerald Necklace and also was influential in preserving Yosemite Valley. In Rhode Island, he designed the original landscape at the Towers in Narragansett and in Newport, the grounds at Rough Point, the home of millionaire heiress Doris Duke. The one-man play is written, directed, and acted by Gerry Wright. He holds a BS from the forestry school at the University of Maine and a MS in wildlife conservation from Cornell University. He has been portraying Olmsted since 2003. Please register for this program.