SHANE PETERMAN, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PRESENTS

ANN

By HOLLAND TAYLOR

ON THE TERRY MARTIN MAIN STAGE 

ANN is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

THEATRE NAMING SPONSORS:
Anonymous, Stan Graner and Jim McBride, Kathy Messina

*Appearing through the SPT Agreement between this theatre, WaterTower Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 

NOTE TO AUDIENCE: The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.

HOLLAND TAYLOR (Playwright)

The New Yorker has called Holland Taylor "the first vaudeville Gentile we ever saw." Her New York stage performances include Bess in BREAKFAST WITH LES AND BESS, the original productions of BUTLEY, opposite Alan Bates, A.R. Gurney's THE COCKTAIL HOUR, and more recently—David Lindsay Abaire’s dark comedy RIPCORD at The Manhattan Theatre Club and Broadway’s stellar THE FRONT PAGE, with Nathan Lane. She still holds her head high after long ago on Broadway opening the historic flop MOOSE MURDERS, having taken over for Eve Arden during previews a mere week before. Holland most notably stormed Broadway at Lincoln Center’s Beaumont Theater as both writer and star of ANN, a play about the late Texas Governor Ann Richards. ANN garnered rave reviews, bringing Holland a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, and the Outer Circle Critics award for Best Solo Performance. There is a filmed version of the 2016 ZACH Theatre production of ANN in Austin, when Holland triumphantly brought the show home to Texas as she said she would. That live performance movie of ANN now streams on BroadwayHD.com, and was broadcast across the country on PBS on June 19th, 2020. Over the years in Los Angeles, she has performed onstage in KINDERTRANSPORT and played opposite Christopher Lloyd in Yasmina Reza's two-hander THE UNEXPECTED MAN at the Geffen Theater. Holland narrated for the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Stravinsky’s “Perséphone” for Esa-Pekka Salonen and for John Adams in Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten,” and delivered the spoken word in the “Harry Potter Suite” for Maestro John Williams with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has worked extensively in film, appearing in “Romancing the Stone,” “Jewel of the Nile,” “To Die For,” “Next Stop Wonderland,” “One Fine Day,” “George of the Jungle,” “The Truman Show,” “Happy Accidents,” “Spy Kids” (2 & 3), “Keeping the Faith,” “Legally Blonde,” Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s “Baby Mama,” and “Gloria Bell,” starring Julianne Moore. On television, Holland has been nominated for the Emmy seven times, winning Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for the sexy, smart Judge Roberta Kittleson on “The Practice.” Among numerous series starring roles: “The Powers That Be,” Norman Lear's short-lived but acclaimed political satire; “Bosom Buddies” with Tom Hanks; and the juggernaut Charlie Sheen’s “Two and a Half Men.” And now the final season has aired of “Mr. Mercedes,” a limited TV series for Audience Network, starring the great Irish actor Brendan Gleeson. It was written by Executive Producer David Kelley, run by director Jack Bender, and based on the trilogy of novels by Stephen King. While shooting “Mr. Mercedes,” Holland also worked on three movies: “The Stand In” with Drew Barrymore; “Bombshell,” the Jay Roach picture about Roger Ailes, starring Charlize Theron; and—the cherry on the cake—she played “The Great Leader” in “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” which die-hard hordes of excellent fans await in theaters this August. On Netflix last winter, Holland especially relished the role of “Stormy,” in the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” sequel, a wildly popular romantic film for young adults, and this spring saw the release of creative mogul Ryan Murphy’s Netflix project “Hollywood”—a behind-the-scenes take on an imaginary movie studio from the fabled forties, in which Holland plays Ellen Kincaid, a smart, glamorous force behind the scenes at the studio, who captivates the audience with her charm and “moxie”—the word Murphy lured her with to play the role. “Hollywood” is enjoying a big success all over the world.  Recent projects include “The Morning Show”, “Billions”, and “The Quiz Lady”.  Holland retired from performing the role of ANN in 2022 with a final run at the Pasadena Playhouse to sold out houses, and her play continues to be produced regionally across the country.

Adam Chamberlin

Nick Lynch-Voris

Outcry Theatre

University of North Texas Opera

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Steven Pipes, Vice President 
Maggie Vera, Vice President  
Phil Longacre, Treasurer 
Jeannette Johnson, Secretary 

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Blake Clemens 
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Tiffany Richmond 
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