Put a Little Drama in your Life
4/11/11 PAT LAUNER Patch.com Santee The wildly popular rhythm-show returns to the Balboa Theatre, with local performers and new additions Call it The Santee Stomp. No, it’s not a new dance move. But it is a reflection of the three former Santee residents involved in the touring production of the worldwide rhythm phenom, “STOMP.” Think Read More →
2/14/11 By Pat Launer It’s Good vs. Evil at Lamb’s Players Theatre Patch.com Coronado If you like legends, heroic tales, allegories, Christian mythos or fantasy fiction, you’ll really like “The Book of the Dun Cow” at Lamb’s Players Theatre. It’s an adaptation of a 1978 novel whose title came from a 12th century manuscript 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 →
4/15/11 PAT LAUNER Patch.com La Jolla The new resident company is Eveoke Dance Theatre There’s something new at the La Jolla Playhouse: the latest resident theater. Four years ago, Playhouse artistic director Christopher Ashley initiated the program to encourage the artistic development of up-and-coming and/or rootless local companies. The first resident was Read More →
3/24/11 PAT LAUNER Young Santee writer wins statewide contest Patch.com Santee Want to know what young people have on their minds? Check out Plays by Young Writers, the dramatized results of the 26th annual statewide California Young Playwrights Contest, sponsored by the Playwrights Project of San Diego. In particular, you can see what one young Santeean Read More →
3/24/11 PAT LAUNER A creative thinker creates a creative thinker Patch.com Carlsbad The voices of young people aren’t always heard. But the Playwrights Project, which was founded in San Diego, has always been dedicated to giving a platform to youthful, creative thinkers. This is the 26th year of their annual statewide California Young Playwrights Contest that culminates 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