Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: January 18, 2002 Myths may be thousands of years old, but they still have the power to move us. Choreographer John Malashock has taken three Greek myths and put them into motion as a dance-theater piece, with text by Allan Havis, head of the UCSD playwriting program, and an original score by Lisa Bloom Cohen. You don't have to dig out your Bullfinch mythology book; familiarity Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: March 22, 2002 Harold Pinter was walking toward his two-room London flat in 1958 when he peered into the neighbors' apartment and saw two men inside: one rooting around in a bag, the other staring out a window. The image never left him. He found out that one, who had a history of mental illness, had invited the other, a homeless man, to live with him. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: May 17, 2002 Sometimes there are secrets you keep even from those you love. Behind the scenes, actors harbor hidden talents and deep-seated dramatic ambitions. And onstage, there's a skeleton in every family closet. In the San Diego Actors Festival, local artists get to stretch their wings and fly with their fantasies. Actors who've always wanted to write or direct Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: July 12, 2002 In this controversial battle of the sexes, the male is typically the victor, the woman vanquished. But in the Globe's new production of "The Taming of the Shrew," it's clear from their first meeting, that in Petruchio, Katharina has met her match. She seems willing, not whipped, more compliant than cowed, ungrudgingly giving up her "wildcat" ways for what promises Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: September 6, 2002 Both titles give the wrong impression. There's no murder in "The Killing of Sister George." And there isn't much depth in "Deep River." Lamb's Players Theatre is calling "Deep River" the premiere of a 20 year-old story. David McFadzean, who was Lambs' managing director and resident playwright in the '80s, penned the piece that went from the local premiere Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: November 01, 2002 One new brain plus one new world = two new musicals. The San Diego premieres of two small, off-beat musical diversions are featured in surprising venues: Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" is at Actor's Asylum, and William Finn's "A New Brain" at SDSU. Both are intimate, personal pieces about critical moments in life. They're quirky, challenging, complex and Read More →
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-Pat Launer