Put a Little Drama in your Life
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO Posted: 4/28/14 It’s a veritable epidemic: Holmes-mania. Sherlock, that beloved sleuth, is featured in two current TV shows. And now, along comes Coronado Playhouse with the end of his tale: a stage adaptation of two Arthur Conan Doyle stories as well as an original play the Mystery Master wrote with William Gillette, conflated in 2006 Read More →
Patch.com La Jolla 4/18/12 PAT LAUNER The La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere musical “Hands on a Hardbody ” From the title, you might imagine one very sexy piece of theater. But the ‘ hardbody ’ in question is actually a truck. And the hands all over it belong to contestants in Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 18, 2005 Some people know their destiny, almost from birth. And they feel compelled to fulfill it. There’s passion in the pursuit – whether it’s cooking or playing guitar, seeking revenge or establishing a homeland. That passion is palpable in three very different plays – one fiction, one fable, one factual. The truth-tinged invention is “I Just Stopped Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 24, 1996 You really don’t have to know -- or love -- Shakespeare to appreciate the antic insanity of “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged),” but, as the old Borscht Belt joke goes, “It vouldn’t hoit.” On the most superficial level (and there is plenty of that -- don’t look for any genuine depth or incisive commentary here) Read More →
4/12/11 By Pat Launer “Trailer Park” settles into Coronado Patch.com Coronado What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Trailer Park’: Trash cans and Trash-talk? Plastic lawn chairs and pink flamingoes? Low-cut blouses and low-brow humor? Well, you have stumbled on the Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2000 Hamlet was wrong. Sometimes, the play is not the thing -- even when it's written by Shakespeare. In two productions currently at the Old Globe, the play is a mere trifle. The serious enjoyment comes from other sources. In "Love's Labour's Lost," the young Shakespeare was obviously punch-drunk on language. There are more puns per square inch than you can shake a 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