THIS week my Influences column looked at Ellen Geer, who runs the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. For those many miles from the wilds of Topanga Canyon: This is a theater company, in a very rustic setting, founded by her father, blacklisted actor Will Geer, known to many as Grandpa Walton.William Holman Hunt paintinginspired by "Measure for Measure"Ellen Geer spoke to me about her family's … [Read more...]