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Theatre Review: “ Oedipus Tyrannus ” At 6th @ Penn Theatre & “ Homebody/kabul ” At The Mark Taper Forum

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KPBS AIRDATE: October 24, 2003 The earliest personal tragedy meets the latest political tragedy. Sophocles and Tony Kushner; what a perfect juxtaposition! The ancient dramatist created characters who struggled to right the wrongs they saw in the world. The modern playwright is the most dazzling dramatic/political voice of our era. Both writers hold the mirror up to us at close range, forcing us to look Read More →

“curtain Calls” Mother-love

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By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/22/03 The plays are varied; the playwrights are heady; Prepare yourself, get set; get ready. Tragedy, drama and comedy uncouth; Sophocles, Kushner and Shakespeare, forsooth! If you suffer from intellectual terrors, You're just right for the Comedy of Errors. Read More →

“ The Boys Next Door ” At Lamb’s Players Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: October 17, 2003 Meet 'The Boys Next Door.' Barry thinks he's a golf pro. Norman works at a donut shop and eats most of the product. Arnold is sure he can escape all his worries if he moves to Communist Russia. And Lucien is convinced that by carrying big old books, he'll learn to sing the alphabet song. These 'Boys' are really grown Read More →

“curtain Calls” Boys Will Be Boys

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By Pat Launer 10/15/03 There's Good, there's Bad, there's on the level; And in every show, there's a bit of the devil. 'The Boys Next Door' may create a fuss; But really, the disabled are just like us. 'Cast a Line' tells a harrowing backstage story And gospel rules in 'Tambourines Read More →

Theatre Review: “ Proof ” At San Diego Repertory Theatre And “ Anna In The Tropics ” At South Coast Repertory Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: October 10, 2003 It's a rare treat to see two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays in one week. You can catch the 2001 winner, "Proof," at the San Diego Repertory Theatre, then hop up to Orange County for this year's Pulitzer, "Anna in the Tropics," at South Coast Rep. Both are provocative and stimulating. David Auburn's "Proof," a mystery about math and genetics, is also Read More →

“curtain Calls” It All Adds Up

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By Pat Launer 10/08/03 Drama appears in many a guise; This week it came as a Pullet Surprise. Two, in fact, and both were topical: One offered Proof, the other was tropical. The first time I saw David Auburn's "Proof," last January at South Coast Rep, I thought it was Read More →