Reviews

“abundance” At Blackfriars Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   October 3, 1991 "I smell destiny," says Macon Hill when she first meets Bess Johnson.   The two are mail-order brides, starting new lives in the Wyoming Territory of 1868. "Abundance," a disturbing play by Beth Henley, inaugurates a new life for the Bowery Theatre, too, under its new name -- Blackfriars -- and its Read More →

“the Touch” Produced By Ensemble Arts Theatre In Cooperation With The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: June 10, 1992 A woman lies flat on a padded table, center stage. A man bends over her, apparently transfixed. Slowly, he moves his hands up and down the length of her body, not making direct contact, but tracing her outline, carving her image above her in space. This is a Read More →

“marie And Bruce” At Sledgehammer Theatre & “the Woods” At The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: February 3, 1993 Relationships aren't easy. Just ask Wallace Shawn and David Mamet. Not that they're having one together, but a small cast, one act play by each is running uptown on Sixth Avenue and downtown on Seventh.   These pieces aren't about good relationships, mind you. Certainly not enviable ones, especially if Read More →

“the Mission” By Culture Clash At The La Jolla Playhouse & “love Stinks” At The Fritz Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   September 22, 1993 Imagine, if you will, a Chicano Robin Williams -- in triplicate -- and you'll begin to get a feel for the ultra-high-speed, zany triumvirate known as Culture Clash.   The comedy troupe has brought a revised version of their 1988 piece, "The Mission," to the La Jolla Playhouse, and you'll definitely want to make a Read More →

“movie Queens” At The Diversionary Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE: May 11, 1994 > There are more than just "Movie Queens" onstage in the play of the same name at Diversionary Theatre. All the men fairly fly across the narrowed boards of the fine new Diversionary space. But this piece isn't about men. It's about two fading aging stars of the thirties silver screen who once clawed each Read More →

“festival Of Christmas:   Angel’s Arms” At The Lamb’s Players Theatre & “la Pastorela San Diego” By Teatro Mascara Magica At The Old Globe Theatre

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KPBS AIRDATE:   December 21, 1994 The strains of holiday music are in the air -- and in the elevator, at the mall, on the phone line. But one place they blessedly belong at this time of year is on theater stages. Some delectable old-time carols pop up regularly in the Lamb's Players "Festival of Christmas." And bilingual lyrics are Read More →