Put a Little Drama in your Life
1/18/11 Mother in Carlsbad abandons daughter Patch.com Carlsbad Bt Pat Launer Three doggedly impassioned people in one family may be two too many. A couple of deeply committed artists and a fervent mountain-climber do not create a recipe for calm, contentment or cozy togetherness. While the dad is frequently off Read More →
2/12/11 PAT LAUNER Patch.com Encinitas The national tour of the family-friendly pop musical swoops in for a one-night stand at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts With her super powers and her fearless sidekick, Barrio Grrrl fights for Truth, Justice and the American Way Read More →
3/4/11 PAT LAUNER Patch.com Poway The Missoula Children’s Theatre casts 60 young San Diegans in “The Wizard of Oz,” at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Question: How long does it take to direct 60 kids in a musical theater production? Answer (incredible Read More →
Patch.com La Jolla 5/25/11 PAT LAUNER The annual Festival of New Plays by Native Americans is back in town The first feature-length film shot in Hollywood was a western (" The Squaw Man , " Cecil B. DeMille , 1914). Later came the original singing cowboy, Read More →
Patch.com Santee 10/20/11 PAT LAUNER Jerry Hager directs and tours his own adaptation of the classic tales Twenty years ago, when Jerry Hager met the chair of the Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department, he noticed a picture of Marcel Marceau hanging behind the desk. “It was kismet,” says the 28 year-resident of Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: January 21, 2000 Okay, roll call… Chunky Sanchez? check. Christopher Columbus? Check. Che Guevara and César Chavez? Presente. Tom Metzger? Yo. San Diego sailors, PB Beach dudes, Gay Hillcrestians. Check. Check. Check. All present and very well accounted for, in the latest edition of Latino.com, aka the "Culture Clash Anthology." 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