Erstwhile Broadway star Anna Patterson’s grand entrance in “The Country House” may be a flop, but she sure knows how to make an exit in the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production that opened Saturday, Aug. 29 in Mountain View. A former Berkeley Rep leading lady and 35-year stage veteran, King invests Anna not only with a vanity commensurate with her commanding presence but a wry self-awareness that makes her “I am not one whose entrances go unnoticed” as empathetic as it is funny. Self-awareness is a hallmark of all the characters in Margulies’ curious 2014 mashup of homages to Chekhov, the hallowed Williamstown Theatre Festival (in Massachusetts’ Berkshires region) and the long-standing American tradition of comedies about theater families. Some have come to participate in the summer stock season (she’s playing the title role in Shaw’s “Mrs.
Actors At Home In Chekovian Homage
By Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle: Entertainment
Sun, 08/30/2015 - 8:02am
Topics: erstwhile broadway anna patterson s the country house theatreworks silicon valley mountain view berkeley rep king self-awareness margulies chekhov williamstown theatre festival in massachusetts berkshires american shaw s mrs warren s profession granddaughter susie rosie hallett elliot stephen muterspaugh susie yale b-movie walter gary s martinez nell marcia pizzo michael astor jason kuykendall tv congo martinez shavian a anna aug i elliot martinez kuykendall prostitution summer stock
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more