“curtain Calls” Bravo! Bravissimo! Encore!

“curtain Calls” Bravo! Bravissimo! Encore!

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/25/03 It was a weekend of dramatic late-nighters... From BRAVO to Orphans to Plays by Young Writers But running around is never a trauma When there's glitter and glitz and true high drama. As the largest event of its kind in the state, Read More →

“curtain Calls” It’s All In The Game

“curtain Calls” It’s All In The Game

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/18/03 A Seagull flew over the UC ridge And a Cygnet provided A View from the Bridge A range of takes on the mating dance It's all part of The Game of Love and Chance. Several years ago, translator/director Stephen Wadsworth single-handedly Read More →

“curtain Calls”

“curtain Calls”

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/11/03 It's a wild time to be out of town Nine openings this weekend -- and counting down! How does one choose? To which reply?….. I think I'm better off in Kauai! So I just gave up. I humbly surrender…. I'm an Read More →

“curtain Calls” Literary License

“curtain Calls” Literary License

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 11/04/03 In the theater this week, there's a sumptuous spread: Shows to be seen, 'Great Books' to be read And two with slightly different slants: 'But Can He Dance?' and Boy! Can they dance! Don't think you have to be Read More →

“curtain Calls” Just Ducky!

“curtain Calls” Just Ducky!

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/29/03 It's hard to think of performances and plays When the world around you is all ablaze. It's been a horrific time for all With fear, cancellations, and the breath-robbing pall But theater's a thing we can't do without And what's 'Nu' Read More →

“curtain Calls” Mother-love

“curtain Calls” Mother-love

By Pat Launer www.sdtheatrescene.com 10/22/03 The plays are varied; the playwrights are heady; Prepare yourself, get set; get ready. Tragedy, drama and comedy uncouth; Sophocles, Kushner and Shakespeare, forsooth! If you suffer from intellectual terrors, You're just right for the Comedy of Errors. Read More →