Put a Little Drama in your Life
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 11/21/14 When the impetuous, love-sick Athenian foursome takes to the woods, so does the audience. The site-specific UCSD production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (even in chilly late fall) is a moveable theatrical feast. Kate Jopson, a 2014 graduate director, transports the action to different spots on campus, in and around the Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 11/19/14 How do we talk about race in America? We don’t. But as you can tell from its title, “Honky,” playwright Greg Kalleres goes where others fear to tread. All the unprintable, unspeakable, un-PC words are there. Black/white conversations are awkward, often stereotyped and bigoted (in both directions). People say what they think, Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 11/18/14 Theater is supposed to arouse a visceral response. Well, if you want your blood to boil, your hackles to raise and your skin to crawl, do not miss “Enron.” Moxie Theatre’s West coast premiere of the 2009 Lucy Prebble play tells the whole ghastly story, with no names changed to protect the categorically guilty. Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 10/21/14 October is prime time for a wacky homegrown scare-fest, where “The Bad Seed” meets cheesy ‘50s B-horror flicks. Oh, and don’t forget the drag. If this sounds like your cup of theatrical insanity, head over to Diversionary Theatre for its leaner, meaner reprise of “She- Rantulas from Outer Space – in Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 10/8/14 Want to hear the funniest joke in the world? Too bad it’s in Portuguese. Portuguese features prominently in the quirky romantic dramedy, “The Clean House,” where Matilde , the primary speaker of said romance language, has been hired as a live-in housekeeper. But she hates to clean. What she really wants Read More →
PAT LAUNER THEATER REVIEW TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 10/7/14 Talk about your ambitious projects! Robert Barry Fleming wrote the play, “Scott Joplin’s New Rag,” and plays all the characters – not only talking almost nonstop for 70 minutes, but singing (a bit), dancing (impressively -- including moonwalks and hip hop moves), reciting rap poetry and playing piano: 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