Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Stages Chekhov
Los Angeles’ Topanga Canyon has a special venue for theater with
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.
Thanks to FlavorPill‘s Tanja Laden for the info:
In the ’50s, blacklisted actor Will Geer opened a theater on his Topanga property for fellow performers ostracized during the McCarthy Era. After landing the role of Grandpa Walton in the ’70s, Geer officially opened the nonprofit Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, which remains one of LA’s most beloved professional repertory theatres.
This summer, in addition to a trio of plays by Shakespeare and The Miser by Molière, the outdoor theater stages a clever retelling of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. Adapted by Heidi Helen Davis and the play’s leading lady, Geer’s daughter Ellen, the play is reset from turn-of-the-century Russia to the heels of the Civil Rights Movement in 1970s Virginia, highlighting the timelessness of Chekhov’s last play.
–- Tanja Laden
Theater’s cool. And socially responsible.
But not socialism. Just social. Societal GOODness.
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