“THE PLEASURE TRIALS” from Moxie Theatre
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/23/22 RUN DATES: 8/20/22 - 9/11/22 VENUE: Moxie Theatre New women's libido-enhancer! Read the full review here. Read More →
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Pat Launer
Put a Little Drama in your Life
Reviews
“HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES” at La Jolla Playhouse
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/8/22 RUN DATES: 7/26/22 - 8/21/22 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse Over the years, some people have wondered what normal, everyday citizens in Nazi strongholds were doing and thinking during the Holocaust. Especially when they were only miles, sometimes yards, away from the horrors of the concentration camps, where millions of people — Jews, homosexuals and Roma, in particular — were being obliterated, exterminated. Were they oblivious? Unconcerned? In denial? Complacent? Complicit? Decades ago, my sister was Read More →
“DIAL M FOR MURDER” at The Old Globe
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/3/22 RUN DATES: 7/21/22 - 8/21/22 VENUE: The Old Globe It’s Hatcher vs. Hitchcock in “Dial M for Murder.” My husband and I recently watched the suspense-master’s 1954 classic film, which was adapted by Frederick Knott from his own 1952 stage play. Now, The Old Globe has commissioned playwright Jeffrey Hatcher to modernize the piece — but not too much, since there still have to be dial phones in 1950s London. Result? The pace is quicker, the Read More →
“RAGTIME” at Moonlight Stage Productions
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/21/22 RUN DATES: 8/17/22 - 9/3/22 VENUE: Moonlight Stage Productions Sadly, still timely after 100 years Read the full review here. Read More →
“AS YOU LIKE IT” from New Fortune Theatre
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 8/9/22 RUN DATES: 8/7/22 - 8/28/22 VENUE: Outdoor amphitheater at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Point Loma Magic and love in the Forest of Arden Read the full review here. Read More →
“BLUE PERIOD” at OnStage Playhouse
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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 7/16/22 RUN DATES: 7/15/22 - 8/7/22 VENUE: OnStage Playhouse They were two young men, age 19 and 20, friends from childhood. Fellow artists, traveling from Barcelona to experience the delirious whirlwind of Paris at the turn of the 20th century. Together, they lived in a Montmartre garret, drinking copious amounts of wine and absinthe, frequenting bordellos, bars, cafes and opium dens. Overindulging in everything. Hobnobbing with prostitutes, painters, collectors and art dealers. High on Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer