LA Stage Company’s ‘Ann’ closes with Sunday matinee Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report
The second production in Los Altos Stage Company’s virtual mini season, Holland Taylor’s “Ann,” is set to close this weekend. Miller
The one-actor play is a comedic tribute to former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, known for her wit and passion for fair play. Described as neither partisan nor political, Taylor’s imagined play aims to reveal a complex and colorful character who has inspired many. It delves into Richards’ skills as a leader, along with her dedication to being a loving mother and grandmother.
Songcatcher tells the story of a woman who goes into the mountains of Appalachia in 1907, and finds the people singing British ballads that are almost unchanged since they arrived there 200 years earlier. It is also a feminist parable transplanted to earlier times, revealing too much consciousness of modern values. I m more comfortable with the women I find in Willa Cather s novels, who live at about the same time, who strive to be independent and to be taken seriously, and yet are entirely in and of their worlds. The characters in a serious historical story should not know what happens decades later.