Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: March 17, 2006 Grab yer Guinness and go. There isn’t a better time than this month of St. Paddy’s Day to see one of the masterworks of Irish theater… John Millington Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World.” When it opened at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre in 1907, the play incited riots. The audience threw eggs and potatoes at the actors, because they Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 10, 2006 There are two Dolittles in town: Dr. D and Alfred P. One talks to animals, and the other is a drunken sot whose daughter rises from flower seller to near-princess. “My Fair Lady” is in and the Doctor is out. The national tour of “Dr. Dolittle” did little for me. The production was closed down several months ago, the Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/10/06 Comedy rules. Viva inanity! What the Butler Saw is sheer insanity. In Room Service, the deals are shady And there’s laughter and music in Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 03, 2006 So, how do you like your musicals? Oversized or manageable? Forced or funny? The Big One requires a ride up to Orange County. The snugly-entertaining one is right here at home. “The People vs. Mona” is the latest work by Jim Wann, co-creator of “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” most recently reprised at Lamb’s Players Theatre. This local Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/03/06 Accused murderers get the call In The People vs. Mona and Brothers All. And that murderous family is at it once more: The Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 24, 2006 In these days of media spin and fictional memoirs, truth is a slippery commodity. The deliberate absence of honesty can be devastating; its presence can contribute to confusion, or loss of innocence. Consider Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” A series of lies from a cruel, self-serving brother sends poor loving Lucia into a crazed tailspin. In Lee Blessing’s “A Body of Water,” 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