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“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 →

“FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS” at San Diego Opera

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 3/22/18 RUN DATES: 3/17/18 - 3/25/18 VENUE: San Diego Opera at the Civic Theatre There’s magic in the river, in the shape-shifter and in the music. And through it all, weaves the magic of Love. In Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera, “Florencia en el Amazonas,” three pairs of lovers come together in various ways, both literal and metaphorical, early in the 20th century. There’s the fresh young couple, Rosalba (María Fernanda Castillo) and Arcadio (Daniel Read More →

“THE CAKE” at the La Jolla Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 2/13/18 RUN DATES: 2/6/18 - 3/4/18 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse Talk about being ripped from the headlines! “The Cake” concerns a conservative Christian baker who is asked to make a wedding cake – for a gay couple. The real story – actually, stories – are in the news right now. This week, in Kern County, CA, a judge ruled in favor of a Bakersfield baker (female) who refused to make a custom wedding cake for two Read More →

“2017 THEATER YEAR IN REVIEW

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/5/18 2017 will be one for the books. The unpredictable and unimaginable occurred regularly. Stress and distress gripped much of the nation. Onstage, shows gained heightened relevance in view of the news. A line, a topic or a character could be topically reinterpreted. Some theaters chose to underscore the parallels.. One of the ubiquitous red baseball caps showed up in ion theatre’s excellent, decadent production of “Cabaret.” An over-long red necktie featured prominently in the opera-for-one, Read More →

“UNCLE VANYA” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 2/23/18 RUN DATES: 2/10/18 - 3/11/18 VENUE: The Old Globe If you’re looking for something to brighten a gloomy day, “Uncle Vanya” might not be your play of choice. On the other hand, the relentless unhappiness of the characters might make you value your own life, and change things while you can. That’s never an option for Chekhov’s creations; they wallow in their misery, but they are, for the most part, resigned to it. The Old Globe Read More →

“CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM” at Lamb’s Players Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 3/20/18 RUN DATES: 2/16/18 - 3/25/18 VENUE: Lamb's Players Theatre History repeats itself again. Though “Camping with Henry and Tom” was written in 1993, and is set in 1921, it feels eerily up-to-the-minute. Playwright Mark St. Germain enjoys tinkering with the past, putting real characters in imagined contexts. This time, he visits automobile industrialist Henry Ford and inventor Thomas Edison, on their regular summer camping trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1921, they did, in fact, invite Read More →