Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/15/04 Dark comedy, sci-fi and religious revels: As rappin ’ angels battle bilingual devils In a new incarnation of “La Pastorela .” While Seymour, that most unhappy fella Loves a man-eating Plant and a ditsy blonde Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 10, 2004 If you’ve already had enough family drama this season… get out of the house and go see a show. Theater takes you out of your head, your home and your self-pity, and gives you a different perspective on humanity, humor, music, faith or sheer comic silliness. It’s all out there on San Diego Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/08/04 In serious contrast to the holiday confections: “ Guantánamo ” and its political reflections. But fear not: seasonal fare is headed to ya ’ From Dickens to Handel’s Hallelujah. The San Diego Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 03, 2004 Sometimes, you find high drama in the least likely places. A West coast premiere is tucked away in Rose Canyon , and a 40-year old classic finds a home in Vista . These productions, in new theater spaces, are worth going out of your way for. Both dig deep into the abyss to unearth Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/01/04 History and comedy and drama, oh my! The holiday weekend fairly flew by: A Lion roared, an elf felt disdain, And whaddaya know ?… Jesus hopped the A train. As prison dramas go, this one’s a killer. Angel Cruz, a poor Puerto Read More →
“HECUBA” at 6th @ Penn Theatre & “THE LAST FIVE YEARS” at North Coast Repertory Theatre KPBS AIRDATE: November 26, 2004 Tragedy at the global and the local level. At 6th at Penn Theatre, the gut-wrenching Greek classic, “Hecuba.” And at North Coast Repertory Theatre, “The Last Five Years,” a modern romance gone awry. The chamber musical chronicles the 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