Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: May 19, 2006 High concept vs. high camp. In a dance performance and a comic spoof, lofty intentions square off against base instincts. But of course, it isn’t a competition. You can catch both productions -- and indulge your penchant for high art and low comedy. “Fathom: Body as Universe” is an artistic triple-whammy, a world Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/19/06 Try to Fathom local theater’s joys, From to The Women to Master Harold …and the Boys. Local shows can become an addiction From dance to drama to sexy Pulp fiction. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: May 12, 2006 A couple of killers – and some killer performances. Murder is on the minds of local theatermakers – in a melancholic monologue and a madcap musical comedy. “No Way to Treat a Lady” is a tuneful adaptation of a funny 1968 film; the meditative “Nocturne” was a recent nominee for the Pulitzer Prize. Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/12/06 Theater of the lethal kind; Death seems to be on everyone’s mind. In Nocturne, the grief is vast and tidal, In Crave it’s frankly suicidal. The Blue Room ’s sex is deadly filler And Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: May 05, 2006 Folks unwilling to face reality are all around us – from the highest levels of government to the comical characters onstage. An old play and a new, a tragicomedy and a farce, both highlight, with dark political overtones, the delusional among us. Anton Chekhov premiered “The Cherry Orchard” in 1904, on his 44th birthday, just six months before his death. He Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/05/06 Student puts Shakespeare to the test In the first annual local Fest While the New Plays at UCSD Were all about sibling rivalry. And Mamet’s Romance, a tad outré, Is farcically both 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