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Roger Fristoe, an actor from Louisville, Ky., performs a one-man version of “The World of Carl Sandburg” at the IAC on October 19th. The program centers around the great American poet/historian/biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) who became the most-known and best-loved American literary figure of his time.
Fristoe, a native Kentuckian who lives part-time outside of London, Ky., has been active in the Louisville theater scene since the early 1970s. Among the other numerous groups for whom he has acted, directed, written or designed are Actor’s Choice, Bunbury Theater, The Wayward Actors Company, The Necessary Theater, Clarksville Little Theater, Towne and Country Players, The Guild Theatre, Heritage Theater and Belknap Theater at the University of Louisville. Recent roles include Tennessee Williams in “Confessions of a Nightingale,” King Henry II in “The Lion in Winter,” Martin Dysart in “Equus,” George in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in “I Am My Own Wife.”
Film and theater critic and entertainment writer for The Courier-Journal in Louisville for 14 years, Roger is now retired and currently writes for Turner Classic Movies.
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