Monthly archive December, 1997

Theatre Preview: A. R. Gurney And “labor Day”

Theatre Preview: A. R. Gurney And “labor Day”

DECEMBER 1997 Published in the Globe Magazine Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr. ("Pete" to his friends) was born in 1930 and raised in Buffalo, New York. He's been dubbed the American Theatre's John Cheever, or the WASP Neil Simon. But whatever he's called, he's clearly the keeper of the flame for the dying breed of well-to-do (or at least well-bred), tight-lipped, Read More →

Theatre Preview: “forever Plaid”

Theatre Preview:  “forever Plaid”

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine December 1997 “San Diego -- Now and Forever Plaid.”   That’s the motto of hope for the Theatre in Old Town, which just celebrated the first anniversary of “Forever Plaid”, the perennial revue that, like its protagonists, refuses to die.   “Plaid”, you may remember, is about four geeky guys who sing Read More →