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“THE TEMPEST” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/6/18 RUN DATES: 6/17/18 - 7/22/18 VENUE: The Old Globe Many scholars believe that “The Tempest” was Shakespeare’s swan song—his poetic farewell to the stage, relinquishing the power of his pen just as his “Tempest” stand-in, Prospero, abandons his magic and returns to his former life. Some have interpreted the play through the lens of colonialism, with the exiled Prospero as imperialist and the island residents, Ariel and Caliban, as his minions. Seizing power Read More →

“GOD OF CARNAGE” at New Village Arts

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/4/16 RUN DATES: 10/14/16 - 11/13/16 VENUE: New Village Arts Kids are little sponges, right? From birth, they soak up whatever oozes or spews from their parents. Never was this so graphically demonstrated as in Yazmina Reza’s 2008 dramedy, “God of Carnage.” The first salvo is fired in a playground brawl, where one 11 year-old hits another with a stick, knocking out some teeth and injuring his pride. But the real carnage comes when the Read More →

“WHAT HAPPENS NEXT” La Jolla Playhouse WoW Production

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 4/22/18 RUN DATES: 4/19/18 - 4/29/18 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse site-specific WoW production An admonition courses through “What Happens Next,” a world premiere produced by the La Jolla Playhouse, in association with L.A.’s Cornerstone Theatre: “If you haven’t been there, you can’t understand.” The ‘there’ is war – specifically, in this case, the recent (ongoing) wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Award-winning playwright Naomi Iizuka, head of the MFA Playwriting program at UC San Diego, was commissioned by Read More →

“THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST” at The Old Globe

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 2/10/18 RUN DATES: 1/27/18 - 3/4/18 VENUE: The Old Globe The brilliant, famously flamboyant Oscar Wilde left us with an epigram for any occasion. When he wrote his masterwork, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” in 1895, he was taking potshots at his Victorian society: the vapidity of the wealthy, their posturing and condescension, the shallow flightiness of the women and the duplicity of the men. The latter seems particularly pointed these days, when Lies are peddled Read More →

A Midsummer Night’s Dream At The Fritz Theatre & The Mask Of Moriarty At The Old Globe Theatre

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THEATRE REVIEW: “ A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ” at the Fritz Theatre & “ THE MASK OF MORIARTY ” at the Old Globe Theatre KPBS AIRDATE: September 24, 1997 If you like your literary sources pure, better stay home this week. It’s Read More →

Deaf West Theatre Produces Poignant ‘spring Awakening’

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PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 9/24/14 People always wonder how theater critics can see the same show over and over again. It isn’t always easy, but some plays are simply (or complexly) brilliant and timeless (Hello, Hamlet! I’m talking to you!). And others, some older, some more recent, just find a soft spot in my heart and I always welcome a revisit. Read More →