Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: June 22, 1994 A Playboy photo of a man and woman exchanging clothing caught the eye of New York playwright Erin Cressida Wilson. She thought it was a metaphor for love, the ultimate merging with another person. And so she called her 1992 coming-of-age play, "Cross-Dressing in the Depression." In a highly sexually-charged co-production of Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 07/13/07 Human Rights abuses – much pain, little pleasure Offset by a glorious Measure for Measure. And if puppets, sex and laughs are for you, Take a brisk walk down Avenue Q. Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/2/18 RUN DATES: 10/17/18 - 11/18/18 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre NOT very elementary, Dr. Watson! What starts out as a fairly straightforward mystery in Jeffrey Hatcher’s “Holmes & Watson,” takes so many unexpected twists and neck-snapping turns that your head is positively spinning by the end. And that seems just right for a Sherlock story, doesn’t it? North Coast Repertory Theatre snagged the West coast premiere of this endlessly clever, crafty cliffhanger, and has made a Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: JANUARY 28, 1998 In theater, as in life, there’s nothing quite so disappointing as a promise not kept. The higher the expectation, the greater the letdown. That’s how my week went, dramatically speaking; I had late-night hopes and Joe Orton dreams. You could say that the life of British playwright Joe Orton imitated his Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/30/06 War is raging, alas and alack: A great time to bring Mother Courage back. While nostalgically and with bravado Starlight brought us Hot Mikado, And Miracle Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 4/21/17 RUN DATES: 3/31/17 - 5/7/17 VENUE: San Diego Musical Theatre Surely you’ve experienced “The Awkward Pause” a time or two. And you’ve had both accurate and erroneous “First Impressions,” while you were on the prowl for “The One.” Those are all song titles in the small-cast, small-scale musical comedy, “First Date.” Anyone who’s ever been on a blind date – and who hasn’t? – will find something to relate to – from the recognition that being 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