Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: April 5, 1995 The country’s on the fritz -- but you knew that. And what better place to confirm that knowledge than at the theater of the same name. Right now, you can catch a double bill at the Fritz Theatre that breathes familiarity -- and social contempt. In the regular evening Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 29, 1995 In the bleak, quirky, hilarious black comedies of Nicky Silver, the grotesque beds down with the absurd. You may be laughing hysterically one minute, and horrifyingly appalled the next. Silver’s skills were amply displayed in the Fritz Theatre’s recent spiky production of “Fat Men in Skirts,” a play that dealt with incest, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 24, 1995 Here’s my hypothetical bedroom scenario. Husband to wife: “Ah, ma cherie. Come to bed.” Wife to husband: “I’ll be there in a minute. I’m just affixing every dish, glass, pot and pan in the kitchen to my clothes and ears and shoulders and knees, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 22, 1995 It’s just about spring, and dramatic ventures are sprouting up all over town. Some, like desert flowers, had a brief but colorful blossoming and they’re gone. Some are just about to bloom. And one budding production has closed down, only to re-germinate elsewhere. So, herewith, I present my Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 15, 1995 Two African-American couples moved into San Diego last week -- and boy, have they got problems. The past won’t leave them alone. “Porgy and Bess” are just about destroyed by it. “Puddin ‘n Pete” are struggling to survive. One couple’s battle is substance abuse; the other’s is child abuse. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 8, 1995 Everyone’s got a right to sing the blues. But maybe Sylvie more than most. A third runner-up blonde bombshell beauty queen (“Near Miss Texas”) abandoned by her father, hooked on alcohol and Mexicans, her Latino husband is shipped off to prison for a robbery he didn’t commit, and he leaves her in 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