Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: March 09, 2007 Two comedies set in the 1880s; two writers, separated by a half-century, paying homage to the plays of the past. One is a bona fide chestnut; the other, a modern warhorse-wannabe. “The Matchmaker,” by Thornton Wilder, is an American classic, begun in 1938, revised in 1955, and ultimately the famous source for the megahit musical, “Hello, Dolly!” Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/02/07 Everything old is new again, And the messages are hefty: From the battleground of Virginia Woolf To 1984 and Lefty. THE SHOW: Edward Albee’s 1962 masterwork still has the power to shock. And even Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 02, 2007 Venality and obscenity. Two modern American classics go for the jugular with gleeful bloodlust. They may be foul-mouthed, rife with cruelty and coarseness, but these Pulitzer Prize winners are breathtaking as they bare the ugly underbelly of industry and matrimony, impishly undermining the American Dream. Take George and Martha, one of the most ferocious couples ever to Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 23, 2007 You could call it Fire and Ice. Three blazing, passionate Southerners; three Russians frozen in place. Sibling rivalry and revelry span a century and cross continents, in a thrilling double bill at New Village Arts. The spunky, 6 year-old theater company says it’s the very first time these two plays have been paired, juxtaposed and presented in repertory. The international classic is Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 02/23/07 How often does one get the chance To see Shakespeare, Chekhov, opera and dance, A musical Bible, two brand new plays: All of this in just six days! THE SHOW: Three Sisters, the 1901 Chekhov masterwork, translated/adapted Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 16, 2007 Here’s a dramatic coincidence: two plays about writers in conflict and competition. About the creative process, the price of fame -- and the toll success takes on relationships. One of the comic dramas is a world premiere by a 29 year-old playwright. The other is a recent work by a Pulitzer Prize winner. The 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