Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: January 4, 2002 It's January, the cusp of the new year, aptly named for the Roman god Janus, guardian of portals and patron of beginnings and endings, typically portrayed with two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. January would seem to be the right month for "Songs in the Key of Winter," a new play about comings and goings, with music written and composed Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 21, 2001 If the daily news and the family gatherings are getting you down, what you need is some holiday cheer. How about a Christmas comedy? In the nasty-but-nice department, there's "The SantaLand Diaries" at the Globe Theatres, an adaptation of the hilarious 1992 David Sedaris essay adored by NPR fans nationwide. Here, in Joe Mantello's Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 7, 2001 In this difficult year, at this time of sad tidings, isn't it nice to think about new beginnings? The economy may be flagging, but not the San Diego theater community. Three brand new theater companies are bravely opening their doors. Now THAT's cause for celebration. All together, they've got us covered -- from East County to La Jolla, mid-City to North County. A Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: November 16, 2001 Girls rock in the theater -- well, at least in some ways, and at least through the weekend. Three current local productions focus on the plight of young women -- whether lost, oppressed or emotionally disturbed. Eveoke Dance Theater's latest venture, "House of Hysteria," also known less demurely as "Flood: The Wandering Uterus," confronts the crisis Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: November 2, 2001 The forces of good and evil are duking it out on the fields of Afghanistan and the stages of San Diego. Three current plays focus on malignant men who, lusting beyond all reason, meet a calamitous end. In all three, the star is somewhat less than stellar and the production values outshine the production. At Sledgehammer Theatre, we Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: October 19, 2001 Knockoffs, spinoffs, riffs and revivals -- they're often pale shadows of the original. Even with the very best of intentions, and sometimes the best of talent, you find yourself harking back to your first emotional experience of The Real Thing. So it is with two current local theater efforts: "Wait Until Dark" at North Coast Repertory Theatre and "Love, Janis" at the San 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