Ex-Texas Gov. Ann Richards portrayed in one-woman play 'Ann'

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/12/29/134375/ex-texas-gov-ann-richards-portrayed.html


Texas Gov. Ann Richards had hair that defied gravity, a wit that left opponents laughing and a grip on grass-roots politics that made her a legendary figure among women and minorities even after her one-term stint as chief executive of the Lone Star State.

All of which makes for pretty entertaining theater in a remarkable performance by veteran actress Holland Taylor in the play "Ann," which Taylor also wrote, now playing at the Kennedy Center before heading to Broadway.

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The one-woman play begins with the governor — Richards was Texas' governor from 1991 to 1995 — talking from a podium to a graduating class of high school students, which, of course, is the audience.

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Taylor has performed the play in several Texas cities. Broadway is next, though the producers are not sure at which theater it will play in the spring. The Kennedy Center run at the Eisenhower Theater continues through Jan. 15. The "Ann" experience, Taylor said, "really lifts my life."
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[LeftinOH]

1. Holland Taylor is perfect for this role! n/t

[Peregrine Took]

2. I loved Ann but I heard Holland say she plays her in a non-political way.

Doesn't sound like the Ann I admired.

[LiberalAndProud]

4. How is that even possible?

Ann was anything but nonpolitical.

[lpbk2713]

3. Ann Richards, gone too soon.

She was a classic. She delivered one of the best Dumbya lines ever at the DNC ...

"Poor George. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth."


I miss her.

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5. me too

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[hifiguy]

6. She was a great lady

who always told it like it was. I miss her and her great friend Molly Ivins so much.

[DCKit]

7. If I could afford the tickets, I'd be there.

She's playing two blocks down the street.

The interviews on the local news have been hysterical to watch, and she's surely the one to do the part.