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“CARDBOARD PIANO” at Diversionary Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 2/9/18 RUN DATES: 1/25/18 - 2/25/18 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre When a play begins with a hymn, and is set in a church, there are certain expectations. Considerations of sin, transgression, immorality, perhaps. All those appear in “Cardboard Piano,” as do brutality, murder and war. But playwright Hansol Jung subverts expectations. Horrible acts are committed, and then re-committed. But there’s no real remorse, redemption or salvation. Homophobia turns to abject hypocrisy. And the ugly cycle continues. It all starts Read More →

“elmer Gantry” At The La Jolla Playhouse

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KPBS AIRDATE: October 31, 1991 Lock up your wives and daughters. Elmer Gantry's back. Preachin' the gospel-- and singin' it, too. As seductive and provocative as ever. The new "Elmer" just breezed into the La Jolla Playhouse, with script rewrites being penciled in right up until opening night. A few more cuts and Read More →

“sholem Aleichem” At The Gaslamp Quarter Theatre Company

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KPBS AIRDATE: December 16, 1992 Sholem Aleichem means "Peace be with You." But it also means Solomon Rabinowitz. Sholem Aleichem was the pen name for one of the most literate, humorous and revered of Jewish poets and writers. Born in 1859 near Kiev in Russia , he died Read More →

Theatre Review: “silent Night, Lonely Night” At Actor’s Asylum

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Published in Gay and Lesbian Times December 20, 2002 Most holiday stories and shows are all about good cheer and celebration. But we all know that there's a flip side to the giddy glad tidings -- the depression, isolation and despair the season often brings. This is the domain of Robert Anderson, who's been dubbed "the playwright of loneliness." "Silent Night, Lonely Night" is set Read More →

“THE ALIENS” – ion theatre

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PAT LAUNER, CENTER STAGE ON KSDS-FM RUN DATES: 11/14/15 - 12/12/15 VENUE: ION THEATRE Thirty year-old slackers with no ambition or direction are not inherently the stuff of high drama. But in the hands of imaginative, award-winning playwright Annie Baker, who typically favors character over plot, they can be subtle case studies. Take KJ and Jasper, for example. One’s a college dropout; the other merely a high school grad. The dropout still lives with his mom. They used to Read More →

“falsettos” At The Old Globe Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: April 6, 1993 (SOUND: “Four Jews in a Room Bitching” from “Falsettos”) The opening number of "Falsettos" says it all about the first act -- four Jews in a room bitching.... bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, funny, funny, funny funny... all the time. Well, not all the time. Because things get pretty maudlin and Read More →