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“HOMOS, OR EVERYONE IN AMERICA” at Diversionary Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/6/17 RUN DATES: 9/14/17 - 10/15/17 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre Of course, you’ve heard of a New York Minute. Well, you might call the West coast premiere at Diversionary Theatre 100 New York Minutes. It plays at a rapid-fire, rat-a-tat rate “Homos, or Everyone in America,” by Jordan Seavey is, structurally and linguistically, as provocative as its title. The piece leapfrogs in time, from 2006 to 2011, chronicling the relationship between two urban, gay Brooklynites. The story Read More →

“A PIECE OF MY HEART” at OnStage Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/23/17 RUN DATES: 9/15/17 - 10/14/17 VENUE: OnStage Playhouse Here’s a shocking and appalling fact: The U.S. Government has no official list of how many women served in the Vietnam War. Shirley Lauro’s award-winning 1991 play, “A Piece of My Heart,” gives voice to some of those unheralded, uncounted women. We meet six characters: four nurses, an intelligence specialist and a country singer in an all-girl band sent to entertain the troops. Each was used and Read More →

“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS” at Coronado Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/25/17 RUN DATES: 9/8/17 - 10/15/17 VENUE: Coronado Playhous It’s all about a man-eating plant hellbent on world domination. “Little Shop of Horrors” still feels like a wacky, sci-fi comedy -- or, as the subtitle has it: “A horticultural horror story.” What’s significantly less funny is the physical abuse the sadistic dentist inflicts on his submissive girlfriend. The black eye, the arm-sling, and worst of all, the whack across the face – are not Read More →

“AMERICAN HERO” at New Village Arts

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/6/17 RUN DATES: 9/23/17 - 10/15/17 VENUE: New Village Arts When I heard the title of Bess Wohl’s play, “American Hero,” I thought it was going to be about a courageous act, having just seen “A Piece of My Heart,” about women in Vietnam. Then I read that it was about people in low-paying jobs, stressed and threatened by the Great Recession, which reminded me of the wonderful drama, “Skeleton Crew.” "American Hero” doesn’t come Read More →

“THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 5/27/17 RUN DATES: 9/6/17 - 10/8/17 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre Phil Johnson is up to his old tricks: his bag of comic tricks, that is. Cast with a trio of terrific women, the relentless funnyman and comedic Everyman is the guy in the midst of a midlife crisis in Neil Simon’s 1969 comedy, “Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” now playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre. At 47, Barney is starting to face down mortality. Read More →

“ACCOMPLICE” at Scripps Ranch Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/18/17 RUN DATES: 9/8/17 - 10/8/17 VENUE: Scripps Ranch Theatre Can red herrings be packed in as tight as sardines? They can – and they are – in Rupert Holmes’ 1989 comic thriller, “Accomplice.” The play has so many twists and turns, prepare for intellectual whiplash. Every time you think you know who’s who and who’s doing what to whom, the rug is pulled out from you and you’re thrown into a state of surprise Read More →