Put a Little Drama in your Life
KPBS AIRDATE: JUNE 10, 1998 Two women in solo shows: One’s self-confession subtly touches you; the other is on a mission to knock you upside the head. Karen Trott makes you feel her humiliation and pain. Sherry Glaser makes you feel like you’re getting balled out by your mother. Well, she is, in her piece, the Mother Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: MAY 27, 1998 [SOUND: slamming door] It was the slamming door that shook the rafters of the world. When Nora Helmer walked out on her husband and children, closing the door behind her, she ushered in the 20th century and redefined the role of women in society. “A Doll’s House,” Ibsen’s most famous, controversial and Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: MAY 20, 1998 So, have you heard this one? “How many performance artists does it take to screw in a light bulb? I don’t know. I left at intermission.” Karen Finley must’ve heard it, too, cause “The American Chestnut,” her nearly 2-hour show at the Museum of Contemporary Art last weekend, went Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: MAY 15, 1998 No doubt we’ve all had the Bad Student or Bad Employee dream. You show up for an exam or a presentation, and you haven’t studied, you don’t know the topic, and you’re likely to be stark naked. So, what do you think an actor might dream about? No one knows better than actor/playwright Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: MAY 6, 1998 It was a good week to get a glimpse at the backstory and inner life of two pretty high-profile people: a former First Lady and an outspoken AIDS activist. Oddly enough, they had something in common: both felt like outsiders in their families and in the culture in which they lived. Read More →
KPBS AIRDATE: APRIL 29, 1998 Faith features prominently in two current productions: “Flight” and “The Adjustment.” But in one of them, religion upstages the story. “Flight” is the third play by Guatemalan Arthur Giron to be produced at Lamb’s Players Theatre. Each of his pieces has more than its share of pulpit-thumping, which is congruous with Read More →
“San Diego is a hotbed of theater. Every year, I see 200-250 productions. This is fertile ground for new work. In addition to the prodigious local talent, theatermakers from around the country come here to premiere their latest creations. San Diego sends more shows to Broadway than nearly any other city in the U.S.”
-Pat Launer