The Marsh San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
The Marsh presents Ann Randolph's Loveland. The award-winning solo performer (Squeeze Box) has been compared to the late Gilda Radner by Mel Brooks. In this hilarious, deeply moving show, Randolph plays a women taking the greatest journey of her life: a trip from Los Angeles to Ohio.
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I saw Ann Randolph's previous show at the Marsh (Squeeze Box) with the same friend I took to this show. We both had the same impression/experience: we were expecting to be rolling out of our seats with laughter (like the first time) and found that this was a more somber, though still chuckle-worthy show. Thank goodness she kept the rauncy-oh-she-did-not-just-say-that edge in this production! Ann Randolph is a genius of "facial gesturing" in her own right and spectacular in her audacity. Still, this show felt a little, um, over-rehearsed. And the characters were very reminiscent of the ones in Squeeze Box, and a tad "tired" at that. I'd like to see her less manic, more nuanced alters show up next time...
Absolutely fantastic, very funny--sometimes squirming in your seat funny, sad, charming . . . . Randolph is a terrific performer. Her facial expressions alone are worth the price of admission.
Ann Randolph is an absolutely amazing performer and human being. She can make you both laugh and cry within the same minute. Her range of expressing emotions is like of nobody else I know. Definitely go and see the show.
The Marsh books an eclectic mix of alternative and avant-garde theater, performance art, comedy, and the occasional musical act, with an emphasis on solo performances and seldom-staged plays. The room is homey and dimly lighted, and you can purchase freshly baked treats and excellent coffee at intermission.
Website: http://themarsh.org/ann_randolph_loveland_2009.html
The Marsh is excited to announce the premiere of Ann Randolph's new solo show Loveland. Join Randolph as she takes us on the irreverent, hilarious and deeply human journey of Franny Potts. Facing up to the greatest loss of her life while flying from LA to Ohio surrounded by strangers, Franny stumbles her way from awkward confusion through the mystery, tragedy and beauty that unite all us.
A stunning performer, Mel Brooks compares Randolph to the late Gilda Radner for her audacious humor, her generosity and her ability to take us from tears to laughter in the same minute. Randolph’s previous solo show, “Squeeze Box,” was the Winner of LA Weekly’s “Best Solo Show” and the Los Angeles Times Ovation Award for “Best Solo Performer.”
(Photo credit: Leland Auslender.)
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