Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/08/07 Two dreamers—one Biblical, one political Whose effects on society turned out to be critical. NOT SO MANY COLORS… THE SHOW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Read More →
Airdate: 06/01/07 “The School of the World” is no child’s play. It’s an intriguing story, a conjectural history partly based in fact. The action takes place in 1503, in Florence, which was a social/cultural/political power-center during the Renaissance. The two most brilliant artists of the day, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo da Vinci, were commissioned to paint giant murals in the Great Hall of the newly built Palazzo Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/01/07 Resilience means revenge and regret… and much more; So watch out, Baby¸ the Woolf ‘s at the door. FEAR AND LOATHING IN NEW ENGLAND Read More →
Airdate: 05/25/07 Today, literature lovers, we’re going Bunburying . But first, we have to talk about who Bunbury is… or isn’t. He’s a fictitious character in a work of fiction -- “ The Importance of Being Earnest,” beloved masterwork of the brilliant Victorian Oscar Wilde. In the play, Algernon, a wealthy London Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/25/07 Into London and Florence we’re heartily hurled In Bunbury and The School of the World. RETURN OF THE NON-EXISTENT THE SHOW: Read More →
Airdate: 05/18/07 Here’s a little theatrical brain-teaser: What do Hamlet, Trotsky, Philip Glass and Philadelphia have in common? And the answer is…. They all pop up in “All in the Timing,” a supremely witty, literate series of playlets by David Ives. They don’t appear together in the same vignette, but each makes for a hilariously clever reference. Here’s how it goes. Three chimps are typing away, trying to create ‘Hamlet’; 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