Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/28/05 Three eras, historically speaking; Each gets dramatic or comic tweaking: From ‘40s Hollywood and the ‘Jew Movie’ scam To ‘A Piece of My Heart’ left behind in ‘ Nam Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 21, 2005 Parents sell off their children like chattel, but the audience gets the last laugh. There’s a whole lotta classic comedy going on. “The Miser” was written in 1668 and “The Mikado” in 1885 – but both still have a lot to say… about power, greed, duplicity, manipulation and ludicrous leaders. Now, the producers of these timeless social satires have made it Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/21/05 Guilt and innocence, corruption and greed Drama and satire without a screed; On the comic side is ‘The Miser’s’ bravado And the ludicrous laws of The Mikado; Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 14, 2005 This week, theater takes us to primitive worlds – one current, one futuristic – where violence splits the sky like lightning. Both plays explode the American Dream. The classic, Sam Shepard’s “Curse of the Starving Class,” was written in 1976. But its gritty dissection of a dysfunctional family and the destruction of rural life are as timely and topical Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/014/05 Illness, anarchy, The American Dream; Things aren’t always what they seem. In “Dog Act,” the future is dotted with dangers, Cancer becomes the destroyer in “Strangers,” Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 07, 2005 When social-political conundrums take center stage, it’s a good week in the theater. One play looks at the working poor, another at race relations, and a third peeks behind the curtain of silence that cloaks the Catholic Church. “The Prince of L.A.” is Matthew Mark Luke Cardinal John, a character conceived and portrayed by longtime Old 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