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Theatre Review: “ A Life In The Theatre” At North Coast Repertory Theatre And & “ The Road To Mecca” At 6th @ Penn Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: May 14, 2004 Age, youth and artistic inspiration. In one play, an elder inspires inadvertently. In another, a teacher pushes his student so hard, disappointment is inevitable. There wouldn't seem to be much commonality between a work by the prototypically American David Mamet and the quintessentially South African Athol Fugard. But both Mamet's dark-toned comedy, "A Life in the Theatre," and Fugard's Read More →

“curtain Calls” A Peek Behind The Curtain

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/12/04 A Life in the Theatre can be gleeful and hearty, A strange trip or a Wild Party; A raucous refrain, a sweet cantata, Or a cough-fest à la Traviata. But The Road to Mecca can be a fata morgana… Read More →

Theatre Review: “ Shirley Valentine” By Renaissance At 6th @ Penn Theatre And Other Solo Pieces

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KPBS AIRDATE: May 07, 2004 San Diego seems to have become a spawning ground for knockout solo performances. Two years ago, at the La Jolla Playhouse, the first Page to Stage work-in-progress featured the glorious star-turn of Jefferson Mays in this year's Pulitzer Prize-winner, "I Am My Own Wife." He's sure to be nominated next week for a Tony Award in his Broadway debut. Also Read More →

“curtain Calls” Midlife Crisis

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/05/04 From 3rd-grade Shakespeareans on up the Food Chain To the McDermott Trio's legerdemain. While Angels and obsessives bitch and whine; Shirley gives herself a Valentine. "Shirley Valentine" can't quite figure out how she got where she is. How did Read More →

Theatre Review: “ Earthquake Sun” At San Diego Repertory Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: May 01, 2004 Look upon the ruins of a Mayan temple and be inspired by greatness. That's how it feels when you enter the San Diego Repertory Theatre. Design wizard Giulio Cesare Perrone has recreated a majestic edifice, with stone carvings and an ancient ball court. When a desert scene is required, sand streams down from the eaves. In a futuristic setting, the Read More →

San Diego Theatre Scene “curtain Calls” Maya Time

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 04/28/04 An "Earthquake' exploded at SD Rep And the Mark Morris Dancers kept in step While up in La Jolla, a new play surprised And next door, Billy Crystal-ized. What exactly, you may ask, is an "Earthquake Sun?" According to the Old Read More →