“room Service” – Lamb’s Players Theatre / “red Light Winter” – Triad Productions

“room Service” – Lamb’s Players Theatre  /    “red Light Winter” – Triad Productions

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 AIRDATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2009   Dark days are high times for humor – and San Diego theaters are serving it up in acid-laced slabs and dollops of frothy slapstick. If you like your comedy on the tragic side, you’ll swoon from Adam Read More →

“ Bulrusher ” – New Village Arts

“ Bulrusher ” –  New Village Arts

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 AIRDATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2009 Here’s a true confession: I’m a sucker for historical fiction – in books and plays. “ Bulrusher ” isn’t about distant history. It’s set in 1955, on the cusp of the Civil Rights movement, in the town of Boonville , California Read More →

Theatre Reviews: “water And Power” – San Diego Repertory Theatre And “don’t Dress For Dinner” – North Coast Repertory Theatre

Theatre Reviews: “water And Power” – San Diego Repertory Theatre  And “don’t Dress For Dinner” – North Coast Repertory Theatre

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 AIRDATE: OCTOBER 31, 2008 How do you like your humor—straight up and farcical, or craftily knit into the fabric of a drama? We all need a little comic relief in these agitating, exasperating times – and now you can choose your witty poison -- a rip- roarin ’, roller-coaster of a Read More →

Theatre Reviews: “bash ” And “in A Dark Dark House” – Ion Theatre

Theatre Reviews: “bash ” And “in A Dark  Dark  House” – Ion Theatre

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 THEATRE REVIEWS:      “ bash ” and “In a Dark Dark House” – ion theatre AIRDATE: OCTOBER 17, 2008 Life is no picnic in LaBute -Land. Playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute goes dark and deep – Read More →

Theatre Review: “yank!” – Diversionary Theatre

Theatre Review: “yank!” – Diversionary Theatre

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 THEATRE REVIEW:   “Yank!” – Diversionary Theatre AIRDATE: JULY 25, 2008 Atten -hut! Listen up, you guys! There’s a new musical in town, and this is an order. See it. On the double. Read More →

Theatre Review: “dancing In The Dark” – The Old Globe Theatre

Theatre Review: “dancing In The Dark” – The Old Globe Theatre

Center Stage with Pat Launer on KSDS JAZZ88 THEATRE REVIEW:   “DANCING IN THE DARK” – The Old Globe Theatre AIRDATE: MARCH 21, 2008 Too bad there are already three movie musicals called “That’s Entertainment” -- and it’s the over-exposed theme-song of the Oscars. Otherwise, that’s what the Old Read More →