Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: June 17, 2005 Maggie, the sultry kitten turned cat, feels like she’s on a hot tin roof, just trying to hang on. Her good-looking, good-for-nothing, former athlete husband won’t sleep with her. He’s becoming an alcoholic. She has no children. And his Big Daddy is dying. Everyone in this explosive Southern family is scrambling for the 28,000-acre plantation in Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/16/05 Dysfunctional families make much ado About skeletons in the closet (and people, too!) Whether screwball musical or classic drama, There are mixed-up kids and mad Dad and Mama. Palm Beach or plantation, each Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: June 10, 2005 High parental expectation and public or private humiliation run through two excellent productions on San Diego stages. In both plays, degradation is devastating. In “Amy’s View,” written by acclaimed British playwright David Hare for theatrical darling Judy Dench, the title refers to a childhood newsletter and a belief system – that love Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/09/05 Love in many guises – grief, and loss, too: From “A Midsummer’s Night” to “Amy’s View,” Stark reality to ‘Once Upons ,’ From Rapunzel’s story to the premiere, ‘Bronze.’ So what, you may ask, is “Amy’s View?” Well, it was once a young girl’s newsletter. But now it’s a philosophy of life – that love conquers all, that love expended will be requited. That love is all you need. Nice thought. But it didn’t work Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: June 03, 2005 Two plays that focus on moral matters; I’d call that a very good week in the theater. Honesty is at issue in “Death by Survival” and “Lobby Hero,” and both are relevant to our times. The local premiere of the play Time Out New York called “the best drama, the best comedy, the best romance, Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/02/05 Theater’s strength, and its centrality Is considering Man’s (and Woman’s) morality. So, celebrate the local arrival Of “Lobby Hero” and “Death by Survival.” One of the sample essay questions 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