Put a Little Drama in your Life
Published in Gay and Lesbian Times December 19, 2002 It's Christmas Eve. The presents are all wrapped and the children are tucked into bed. Rachel is feeling all warm and fuzzy, looking out at the snow, reminiscing about Christmases past. She's about to have a "euphoria attack." And then, her husband confesses that he's hired a hit-man, taken out a contract on her life, and she's got five minutes Read More →
Aired on KSDS-FM on 11/11/16 RUN DATES: 10/21/16 - 11/20/16 VENUE: Lamb's Players Theatre Historical fiction vs. political truth. Catholics against Protestants. A playwright in conflict with his actors. Morality coming up against political expedience. A beloved son… and neglected daughter. A treasonous plot. And an imagined theatrical commission. “Equivocation” has a lot on its mind. Bill Cain’s 2009 play, an acting ensemble showcase, is rife with clever repartee and sly and overt Shakespearean references. Whole scenes are lifted from Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 03/09/07 It’s a retro week, of the old, not the new: The Matchmaker, Odd Couple and I Do! I Do! The Uneasy Chair ’s a Victorian tableau But the hip hop hit is Honey Bo. Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 06/15/07 Award shows that were moving or classy And songs by the Divine One, Sassy. VOCALESE THE SHOW: SASSY: Sarah Vaughan, the Divine One , Read More →
By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 09/07/07 What price fame? How long does it last? In Chicago , Caesar and Bronze, it goes fast. And in a brand new, Fritz Blitz story: Men are famously predatory. Read More →
PAT LAUNER TIMES OF SAN DIEGO 7/1/14 Who could possibly hate Hamlet? You might be annoyed with him for being such an indecisive wimp. But hate him? Only a TV star being pressured into the iconic role could have that kind of negative passion for the black-clad Dane. And so it is, in Read More →
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-Pat Launer