Put a Little Drama in your Life
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: 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: May 8, 1996 Angry women, dancing men, and an incredibly quippy couple. It’s a wild week in the theatre. The anger shows up in “Confessions of Women from East L.A.” Four actresses tell the stories of nine Latinas, in the latest creation of playwright Josefina López. It’s aptly billed as ‘a work in progress.’ Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: February 12, 1997 It’s Chinese New Year and African American History Month. What better way to celebrate than in the theatre? Two admirable groups -- Teatro Máscara Mágica, A Common Ground Theatre, and the Asian American Repertory Theatre of San Diego are celebrating their culture onstage, and you should, too. Both plays deal with outsiders looking in, Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 24, 1997 MUSIC, under and up: “Fight the Power” Two plays, very different, same theme. Fight the power. Take back your birthright. Find your voice and get out from under the thumb of The Man. There are two sides of every fence. In “Holy Dirt,” it’s Latinos and Anglos. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: JUNE 10, 1998 Two women in solo shows: One’s self-confession subtly touches you; the other is on a mission to knock you upside the head. Karen Trott makes you feel her humiliation and pain. Sherry Glaser makes you feel like you’re getting balled out by your mother. Well, she is, in her piece, the Mother Read More →
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-Pat Launer