Put a Little Drama in your Life
10/27/10 PAT LAUNER Out of the mouths of babes Patch.com La Jolla Some folks are excited to see the San Diego Opera’s production of Puccini’s “Turandot” because of the local debut of American soprano Lise Lindstrom, who wowed audiences at the Met, and has performed the title role at 11 other companies around the world. Read More →
1/24/11 Music, Drama, Dance Patch.com La Jolla By Pat Launer Theater gourmets and gourmands, lift your metaphorical forks! The UCSD School of Theatre and Dance is serving up a mouth-watering smorgasbord of theatrical treats. “We are the most diverse graduate program on the campus,” says Allyson Green Read More →
1/23/11 A new view on views Patch.com La Jolla By Pat Launer Stephen Metcalfe moved to La Jolla in 1989. As a playwright and screenwriter who’d put in his time in New York and L.A, he was happy to have his work produced in his beautiful new hometown. Read More →
1/19/11 Patch.com La Jolla A La Jolla playwright’s drama about the Holocaust diarist gets a local premiere at the JCC By Pat Launer She may be a legend, but she wasn’t an angel. Anne Frank, who wrote her timeless diary when she was in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam, was really a typical teenager. Read More →
1/18/11 Mother in Carlsbad abandons daughter Patch.com Carlsbad Bt Pat Launer Three doggedly impassioned people in one family may be two too many. A couple of deeply committed artists and a fervent mountain-climber do not create a recipe for calm, contentment or cozy togetherness. While the dad is frequently off Read More →
1/17/11 Patch.com Coronado Lamb’s Players Theatre continues the wildly successful, repeatedly extended run of its musical revue, “ MiXtape ” By Pat Launer Spike your hair and dig out your old workout headband, leg-warmers and neon-colored clothes. Lamb’s Players Theatre is taking you on a trip back to the ‘80s. Their homegrown musical revue, “ MiXtape 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