Put a Little Drama in your Life
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 05/05/05 Fantasy and history, narrative and song, In “ Corridos Remix,’ Luis sings along ‘ Alice ’ at the Looking Glass, gamely stepping through, Falls into a rabbit hole at SDSU. The Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 01/06/06 2005 was a watershed; Time to look backward -- and ahead As the song goes, ‘It was a very good year.’ There were many terrific productions, superb ensembles, excellent new plays and more readings (staged and otherwise) than Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 08/25/06 No one can be hyper-critical When good plays become political Lincolnesque is in D.C. And Eyolf’s by a Norway sea. While Five Cups is Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 04/27/07 Learn to Drive with Li’l Bit Get your poetry from Wit And be provoked, in many ways, By the UCSD Fest of New Plays Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 12/21/07 At holiday time, it’s a Jungle out there As Christmas Carols waft through the air. Givin’ ‘em The Dickens THE SHOW: A Christmas Carol , a traditional Victorian version, adapted by Jacqueline Goldfinger as a 90-minute, musically infused ensemble piece, directed Read More →
PAT LAUNER posted at TimesofSanDiego.com RUN DATES: 9/11/15 - 10/11/15 VENUE: Scripps Ranch Theatre The great thing about Anthony Shaffer’s intellectual cat-and-mouse game, “Sleuth,” is that it’s so intricately and exquisitely plotted, even if you’ve seen it before (not too too recently), you can experience the shocks and surprises all over again. In the interest of not spoiling the fun for anyone, all that can be said is that the multi-layered puzzler is set in an English country house 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