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Eric George Tauber is an actor as well as a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In a lovely, verdant garden behind a wrought iron gate, the young King of Navarre and three young lord attendants determine to make their kingdom a wonder of the world for academia. To this end, they sign a vow to forego the pleasures of the flesh and devote […]
Love’s Labor’s Lost: A feast of wit Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastOptimism gives you disappointment. Cynicism gives you the world. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I’d heard that Steve Martin was a far more complicated man than the “wild and crazy guy” we’ve come to know on the screen. But I didn’t know how dark and cynical he was until I saw Meteor Shower
‘Meteor Shower’ is dark, cynical and surreal Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — One man and a piano. For most, this would be a scene in a hotel lounge with patrons coming and going. But not for virtuoso Hershey Felder who completes this year’s Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival playing at the Lyceum Theatre. Hershey Felder is well known
Maestro: Music, mysticism of Leonard Bernstein Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Another Fringe Festival has come and gone, 11 days of ‘eyeball busting’ shows at fourteen venues around San Diego. If you’re not familiar, “fringe” refers to theater that’s a little too “out there” for a regular theater season. Many are small shows that travel light. Some are autobiographical.
Kisses and tomatoes at the Fringe Festival Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastStars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–My guest shot me a look when I dared utter the name “Macbeth” as we took our seats at the Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare Festival. “Oh no,” he intoned, “now somebody’s going to die.” “Don’t we all?”
Strange happenings and strange choices in ‘MacBeth’ Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — As the McCarthy Era recedes into history, we lose sight of the days when “patriots” thought they were protecting our sacred American freedom by denying people their First, Fifth and Sixth Amendment Constitutional Rights. HUAC (The House Un-American Activities Committee) led by Senator Joe McCarthy was a national
‘A Jewish Joke’ is a story of the McCarthy era Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Any of us who have listened to KPBS radio have heard Richard Lederer (aka The Verbivore, the Wizard of Idiom, Attila the Pun & Conan the Grammarian). “A Way With Words” –which he hosted from 1998 to 2006- is must listen radio for folks who delight in etymology
Lederer on the joys and oys of language Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — If you’ve been around the Jewish community of San Diego, then you know that there’s more to the menu than matzoh balls and gefilte fish. There are tacos and salsa from a thriving Latino-Jewish community that touches both sides of the border. Many of them came to the Lyceum to
‘Gridlock’ brings people together Read More »
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Several years ago, my brother Matthew sent me a link to some YouTube videos featuring a production of Fiddler on the Roof done in Japanese. It seemed strange at first. But as an ESL teacher, I’ve come to appreciate various world cultures. In the Far East, the tug
‘Tokyo Fish Story’ takes us behind the bar Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast“What happens when idealism becomes power?” –Todd Salovey By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California–When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to dismiss how dire a situation really was. After all, we won. But the storyteller’s art is to bring us back to that moment when all was nearly lost and
‘Golda’s Balcony’ clarifies Israel’s history Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Seagull marked Anton Chekhov’s first critical success at the Moscow Art Theatre. Putting both Chekhov and Director Konstantin Stanislavsky on the cultural map, the MAT adopted the seagull as its logo and ushered in a new era of theatre. So why update it? Why mess with a
A play that breaks the wall and the rules Read More »
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In September of 1978, three nations’ leaders, US President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met for thirteen days on an isolated hilltop to iron out the Camp David Accords. Who got the shorter end of the stick depends on whose analysis one
‘Camp David’ brings drama of history to life Read More »
Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO –If you had a chance to dine with celebrities and bigwigs, would you feel delighted, intimidated … or both? This was a once in a lifetime opportunity offered to Eric Hanes, the late father of Dr. Ann Charlotte Harvey, Professor Emerita of SDSU’s School of Theatre, Television and Film.
Suppose you were invited to dine with Marlene Dietrich Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — The Playwrights Project has once again proved that it does not shy away from weighty or unpopular topics. “I’M GOOD: Incarcerated Men Getting Over Obstacles Daily,” is the collaborative effort of the playwrights of the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. Partnering with the SDSU School of Theater, Television and Film,
Playwrights Project tells stories in prisoners’ words Read More »
Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast