Event

LOVELAND

In LOVELAND, Randolph takes the audience on an unforgettable cross-country flight that is both hilarious and deeply human. Randolph embodies multiple characters, including our heroine, Frannie Potts, an out-of-control, sexually charged misfit overwhelmed by grief. Facing loss, she stumbles from outrageous confrontation to awkward confusion, and finally glimpses the mystery, tragedy, and beauty that unites us all.
Randolph's impetus for the show was the excruciating year preceding her father's death. Mining humor and pain, she wrote LOVELAND on countless flights between Los Angeles and Loveland (her parents' home), as a way to deal with her anguish.
"Every time I boarded the plane, I thought it would be the last time I'd see my Dad. I thought the grief would overtake me," Randolph said. "So I explored every aspect of what I thought would happen if I let myself lose it, and I found the humor along the way."
Randolph, a seasoned actress, is not new to solo performance or using humor as a coping mechanism for challenging life experiences. Randolph's past productions have examined social issues from homelessness to mental illness. Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft produced her last solo show, SQUEEZE BOX, Randolph's story about working the graveyard shift in a homeless shelter. SQUEEZE BOX ran Off-Broadway, moved to Los Angeles and garnered many awards, including LA Weekly's "Best Solo Show" and the Ovation Award for "Best Solo Performer."

In conjunction with LOVELAND, Randolph will offer a mini workshop immediately after the performance for those interested in exploring personal stories of life, loss and humor. . She leads these workshops in tandem with her show at Esalen, Kripalu, and in weekly classes held in SF and in Santa Monica.