STARRING
ANGELA TIMBERMAN AS GOVERNOR ANN RCHARDS
Angela Timberman (she/her) has been a part of the Twin Cities theater community for more than 30 years. As an actor, she has performed at the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Jungle Theater, Park Square Theatre, History Theatre, Gremlin Theatre, Artistry, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Illusion Theatre, Workhaus Collective, and Playwrights’ Center. Her directing credits include productions at Artistry, Jungle Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Gremlin Theatre, Yellow Tree Theatre, and Lyric Arts. Angela is a member of Actors Equity Association and was also a member of the Artistic Cohort at Jungle Theatre. Angela also directed a staged reading for PRIME Voices; A Staged Reading Series.
“I have had the best time learning about Ann Richards, her life, her work and the impact she had. Richards had her first child at 24, entered politics at 43, became famous at 55 and was elected governor at 58 years old. Her accomplishments challenge all our narratives around what women can do and when, and, she was funny as heck!”
The Conn Theater, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Mpls 55403
ANN by Holland Taylor is an intimate, no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary late Governor of Texas. This inspiring and hilarious play brings us face-to-face with a complex, colorful, and captivating character who was bigger than the state from which she hailed. The New York Times described the play as…” fiery, salty, and brash!” The Washington Post declared ANN… “fun and engaging…marinated in Texas wryness…ANN wants you to savor the wit of this up-by-the-bootstraps politico, who began…as an adoring wife and mother and reinvented herself by entering politics and ascending the ladder."
“A highly entertaining and lovable depiction of a woman with energy to burn and purpose to fill.—Huffington Post
Special thanks to our Executive Producers
Stephen Root and Romelle Rosemont
Ellen Fenster-Gharib is a director, teaching artist, and program director who has been working in the Twin Cities since 2001. Over the years she has held positions at Park Square Theatre, Gremlin Theatre, Pillsbury House + Theatre and The Illusion Theater among others. She has directed plays at numerous area theaters and is drawn toward modern realism, intimate drama, and anything artist-driven and collaborative. She is currently the artistic and executive director of Twin Cities Theatre Camp (www.tctheatercamp.org) where she revels in the intersection of community, education and professional collaboration. Since 2018 most of Ellen's time has been spent with her young sons who she loves raising with a passion. Ellen is thankful for people like Ann Richards who defined early and out loud what a lift it is for women to parent well, work well, and contribute meaningfully to their communities in a culture that relies on, but doesn't appreciate, their matriarchs. Ellen is grateful to PRIME Productions for creating a space for women to make art in all phases of their lives and for letting her bring her kids along as needed.
