Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: December 27, 2002 It would seem like a mighty big stretch for a deaf theater to mount a musical, and a bigger leap for it to be "Big River," the musicalized version of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." And yet, it all fits. First off, as the narrator, Mark Twain, informs us at the beginning, "Huck Finn" is the story of a social outcast. Read More →
Published in Gay and Lesbian Times December 20, 2002 Most holiday stories and shows are all about good cheer and celebration. But we all know that there's a flip side to the giddy glad tidings -- the depression, isolation and despair the season often brings. This is the domain of Robert Anderson, who's been dubbed "the playwright of loneliness." "Silent Night, Lonely Night" is set Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 20, 2002 This year, there are a number of acidic alternatives to the treacly sweetness of the usual holiday fare. Returning to the Globe is "The SantaLand Diaries," the now-famous monologue that the cynically hilarious David Sedaris first aired on NPR. Arnie Burton isn't the whiny-voiced Sedaris, but he's darn funny as the deliciously nasty Macy's elf. Another Read More →
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 →
KPBS AIRDATE: December 13, 2002 Miniature lighted metal sculptures twinkle and glide across the stage. Each will make a return appearance later, larger-than-life. The curtain rises to reveal an eye-popping splash of modern art and a giant, chartreuse-clad barker who draws us in, singing the haunting anthem of the evening, "Misery's the river of the world… everybody row." The carnival has begun. Robert Wilson is on Read More →
Published in Gay and Lesbian Times December 12, 2002 'Tis the season… to get Scrooged. Come on, you can get it up for Ebenezer one more time. The San Diego Rep is still doing it -- after 27 years! Anyway, what would the holidays be without a couple of "Nutcrackers" and "A Christmas Carol?" Scrooge has had a wild ride at the Rep. For Read More →