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The creative treasure in Topanga is the place to see Shakespeare and more The treasure that is the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. The little open-air theater set amongst the oaks in Topanga Canyon has been delivering the most captivating theater, music, education, and, of course, its specialty, Shakespeare, […]
TOPANGA, Calif. — That splendid Arcadian Shakespearean reliquary, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, is presenting four of the Bard’s dramas—Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Henry VI plus Richard III—compressed, compiled and edited into a single two-act play, Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses, directed by Ellen Geer. A Shakespearean scholar and playwright, Ms.
The Theatricum Botanicum has been a refuge for actors during the McCarthy era, served as a temporary home to folk singer Woody Guthrie, and staged countless productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Thompson gives us his thoughts on Katharine Hepburn's turn in the original Broadway production.
Will Geer’s Theatricum presents the world premiere of the “all new” revival of Oscar-winning playwright Ernest Thompson’s The West Side Waltz beginning June 25, 2022. Mary Jo DuPrey directs the cast of Ellen Geer, Melora Marshall, Willow Geer, Miguel Pérez and Charles Lin. I was most fortunate to have the playwright make some time to answer my queries.