“curtain Calls” Green Fur And Ham
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/09/05 It’s two weeks before Christmas And on every stage, There are crèches, And carols from every age. Read More →
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Pat Launer
Put a Little Drama in your Life
Reviews
Theatre Review: “the Sum Of Us” At 6th @ Penn Theatre & “sister’s Christmas Catechism” At North Coast Repertory Theatre
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KPBS AIRDATE: December 02, 2005 If you didn’t learn your catechism earlier this year, you’re outta luck. While “Late Night Catechism,” which made several hilarious return visits to North Coast Repertory Theatre, was often laugh-yourself-silly, its holiday sequel is a disappointingly dim bulb. Guess you can’t go home again – even on Christmas. “Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Read More →
“curtain Calls” Son-struck
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/02/05 Long-term romance On Golden Pond And The Sum of Us has a filial bond; While Sister has a Christmas proclivity For staging a living, audience Nativity. Read More →
“curtain Calls” Foxy Lady
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/25/05 Put your leftover turkey in take-home boxes And don’t forget “The Little Foxes.” And only a few days left in the can For UCSD’s lovely “Arms and the Man. ” Read More →
Theatre Review: “the Little Foxes” At Cygnet Theatre & “arms And The Man” At Ucsd
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KPBS AIRDATE: November 25, 2005 Two time-tested classics; two terrific productions. You might think that a 66 year old drama and a 110 year-old comedy would be shopworn and dusty. But “The Little Foxes” and “Arms and the Man” have a great deal of relevance today. One’s about insatiable greed and lust for power. The other’s about personal and political hypocrisy and the idealization Read More →
“curtain Calls” Give ‘em A Tony (kushner)
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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/18/05 ‘ Marat and de Sade ’ have plenty to say, And so does Kushner in “ A bright Room Called Day.’ While “A Man of No Importance’ is strutting and fretting 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