Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: August 30, 1995 There’s an ocean of anniversaries at the Old Globe Theatre, so they’ve launched a celebrational nostalgia ship. The theatre is 60, director Craig Noel just turned 80 and this is his 220th show at the Globe; it’s 50 years since the end of World War II, and 43 years since Noel saved the Globe Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: August 23, 1995 A midsummer night’s dream and a midsummer nightmare -- linked by the same Greek myth. The heroic Theseus conquers the Amazons and claims their queen Hippolyta as his bride. Their wedding takes place in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Later, they have a son, Hippolytus, and later still, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: August 16, 1995 God knows we’re a bloodthirsty society. Never enough action, never enough gore. And we inevitably intertwine sex with violence, passion with death. So what timeless legend could satisfy our bloodlust more than ‘Dracula’? We never seem to tire of the saga, a tall tale based on the real Prince Vlad the Impaler, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: August 2, 1995 It may be the heat of mid-summer, but San Diegans have some very cool choices. There is theatre of the masses and theater of the mind. In the mass entertainment mode, there are always musicals. But unlike the usual mindless, techno-wizened ear-candy, the two hot offerings of the week are not just lively, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 26, 1995 Like the weather and the ocean, the theater season is heating up -- but there’s some very cool stuff around. It’s an ideal time to catch up and look ahead. First, I want to thank you. Last December, I put out a plea to local musical Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 19, 1995 It’s Festival ‘95, and the Old Globe steps up to the plate. In their first time at bat for the summer, they’ve got one hit, one error and one pop fly. The palpable hit is “Henry IV,” a conflated version of Shakespeare’s Parts I and II, adapted by Dakin Matthews and directed by Jack O’Brien. 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