08/26/2026
If you live near the San Francisco area or have the means to travel there, please join the poet, playwright, and friend of this page, Tess Taylor, for two special evenings in the second week of September to remember and honor the life and vision of Dorothea Lange.
My daughter and I cannot attend, but we hope a few of you are able to represent the thousands of your fellow followers who love Dorothea. Thank you, and we hope you later share your experiences and your own photographs. Tess is a talented and caring human being. I hope someone goes and gives her a hug from me.
Here's what's coming:
September 10, 2026 | 5:30–7 pm
On the Road with Last West: A Developmental Workshop & Open House. Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA.
RSVP: [email protected]
marintheatre.org — lastwestplay.com
A special evening read-through of LAST WEST and open house at Marin Theatre — an intimate gathering to hear excerpts of Last West: Roadsongs for Dorothea Lange performed live, paired with a look behind the scenes at the developing production. A rare chance to experience the play as it takes shape — and support its future at Marin Theatre.
September 12, 2026 | 5:00–8:00pm
An Evening with Last West at Western Hills Garden
Western Hills Garden, Occidental, CA
$45 — includes wine and snacks | RSVP: westernhillsgarden.com/programs/last-west-2026
As dusk falls over one of California's most beloved gardens, join poet and playwright Tess Taylor and director Ciera Eis for an intimate evening inside the making of Last West. Hear readings from the play, watch an unforgettable slideshow of Dorothea Lange's California photographs, and go behind the scenes of an extraordinary production in development.
Taylor and Eis will be in conversation about the images, voices, and stories at the heart of Last West — Lange's road journals, her Dust Bowl migrations, her portraits of ordinary Californians navigating water, land, work, and belonging — and what her vision asks of us now.
