Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: January 18, 1995 She’s not in the living room when we enter. But almost instantly, we hear her voice booming through the slightly open red door, and then, there she is. Diana Vreeland, cultural icon and American fashion doyenne for a half-century. “Full Gallop” is kind of like a privilege. It’s an honor, a Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: January 11, 1995 Is it a baby -- or just a bunch of cells? And is its elimination the termination of an unwanted pregnancy, or is it murder? No current controversy is as fraught with fanaticism as the issue of abortion, fanaticism that fills the air with vitriolic debate -- and deadly bullets. Set against the virulent Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 29, 1994 Pat Launer KPBS-FM The theater community is shuddering its way into the new year, bracing against a cold wind blowing from Washington . The new Contract with America doesn't exactly feature the arts in bold print. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 21, 1994 The strains of holiday music are in the air -- and in the elevator, at the mall, on the phone line. But one place they blessedly belong at this time of year is on theater stages. Some delectable old-time carols pop up regularly in the Lamb's Players "Festival of Christmas." And bilingual lyrics are Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 14, 1994 The magic number is 19. It's the San Diego Repertory Theatre's nineteenth production of the Dickens classic, and "A Christmas Carol" has come full circle -- back to the nineteenth century. After years steeped in gospel, minimalism, the homeless and every other permutation possible, the Rep called in director Will Roberson to bring the piece home, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 7, 1994 It may be gone, but it's not forgotten. The national touring production of "Jelly's Last Jam" just closed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. And it was scheduled to come into the Civic Theatre this week. That run was canceled, but there's still talk of bringing the show to San Diego. 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