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Theatre Review: “the Maids” & “a Lesson From Aloes” At 6th @ Penn Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: July 02, 2004 There's no better place for a claustrophobic domestic drama than a close, confined space. Two small, classic gems get a platinum setting in the tiny 6th @ Penn Theatre. Though family is central, politics underlies both taut, airless plays. In Athol Fugard's "A Lesson From Aloes," the backdrop is his native South Africa's oppressive apartheid policy. In Jean Genet's "The Read More →

“curtain Calls” Succulent

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/30/04 While political drama seethes in "Aloes" And the "Movin' Out" greasers get war-time lonely, Romance sings out under Moonlight and Starlight In "Triumph of Love" and "My One and Only." "A Lesson from Aloes" starts quietly. Little happens. We meet a Read More →

Theatre Review: “the Intelligent Design Of Jenny Chow” By The Old Globe Theatre & “kid-simple” At Cygnet Theatre & “an Experiment With An Airpump” By Backyard Productions

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KPBS AIRDATE: June 25, 2004 Robotics. Embryonic research. Sub-sonic sound. Science has firmly implanted itself on San Diego stages -- and the results are often as brilliant as the science itself. Three new plays, three marvelous directors, three outstanding casts. The scientific method is working… and life is good in local theater. This isn't about didactic information exchange. All three plays Read More →

“curtain Calls” The Globe Is Spinning

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/23/04 Robots and Bach and murder, oh my! How local theater doth satisfy! Girl genius/science whizzes are proliferating on local stages. And it's about time. First there was "Kid-Simple," and now there's Jenny Chow (or more accurately, Jennifer Marcus). "The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow" is a delightful stretch for Read More →

“curtain Calls” Inspired By Art

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/16/04 Science and politics; it's all the rage On more than one San Diego stage. Air-pumps, sound-machines, introspections, Fictitious gubernatorial elections. Provocative theater to promote: The mindless-summer-movie antidote! While Broadway musicals are taking their cues from Read More →

Theatre Review: “don Juan” By The Old Globe Theatre & “bed And Sofa” At Cygnet Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: June 11, 2004 Familiar forms, uncommon visions. You may never see a more gorgeous, flawless production of Molière than "Don Juan" at the Old Globe. And you won't see a silent movie more beautifully sung than Cygnet's "Bed and Sofa." They may not be for everyone, but they're certainly for anyone who loves theater. The Globe production of "Don Read More →