Put a Little Drama in your Life
Patch.com Carlsbad 8/8/11 PAT LAUNER New Village Arts presents O’Neill’s only comedy, “Ah, Wilderness” http://carlsbad.patch.com/articles/snapshot-of-a-simpler-time Maybe you, like my husband, are tired of dysfunctional families in dramas (and even comedies) on stage and screen. Well, have I got a play for you! A nice, patriotic slice of family Read More →
Patch.com Encinitas 7/12/11 PAT LAUNER Dek : Encinitas resident plays Mafioso in “A Roman Holiday” It’s Christmas in July at the Coronado Playhouse, and Don Vitello has presents for everyone in La Famiglia – if they’ve been good. The Don is head of a cement business Read More →
SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL JULY 2011 What do George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Hershey Felder have in common? They’re all NJBs, of course (Nice Jewish Boys), the sons of Eastern European immigrants. All were piano prodigies who became prolific composers. And they’re all the same person. For a while, at least. Onstage at the Old Globe (July 1-Aug. 28). Read More →
Patch.com Coronado 6/6/11 By Pat Launer An American classic, “The Music Man,” features small-town life and big-time singing He knew all about the “Seventy-six Trombones” and the marching band. Composer/lyricist Meredith Willson , who grew up in Iowa, was actually a piccolo soloist for “the march king,” John Philip Read More →
Patch.com La Jolla 5/25/11 PAT LAUNER The annual Festival of New Plays by Native Americans is back in town The first feature-length film shot in Hollywood was a western (" The Squaw Man , " Cecil B. DeMille , 1914). Later came the original singing cowboy, Read More →
Patch.com Lemon Grove By PAT LAUNER 5/15/11 Dek : Lemon Grove native Adam Parker helms Triad Productions It all started at Mt. Miguel High. The drama instructor retired in 2000, and Adam Parker, then a senior, became the student assistant to the new teacher, a role he continued after 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