Email Author Robrt L. Pela

2004 Stories by Robrt L. Pela

• Tiara Time

  published June 10, 2004

  It's probably true that behind every great man stands a great woman. And if you're Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, that woman is most likely wearing a... More >>

• Weird Science?

  published June 10, 2004

  I've just seen a film that is either a brilliant parody of scholarly documentaries or else final proof that I am the stupidest person on Earth.... More >>

• Idiot Girl, Interrupted

  published June 3, 2004

  While the rest of us are roasting on the spit of yet another Phoenix summer, Laurie Notaro will be holed up in air-conditioned comfort, pounding... More >>

• Scarlet Sticker

  published June 3, 2004

  Last month, the Arizona Legislature killed a bill that would have required convicted drunken drivers to attach a fluorescent sticker to their auto... More >>

• Damn This Traffic Jam

  published June 3, 2004

  You can dress a bunch of actors in grease-stained coveralls and make them sing a lot of songs about women they'd like to bed, but give them... More >>

• Gilgamesh, Uncovered

  published June 3, 2004

  Summer is almost here, and theater companies are winding down their seasons, mostly with fluffy nonsense meant to lure us out of our... More >>

• Queen of the Bees

  published May 27, 2004

  She's 14 years old, cute as heck, and she can spell "festschrift." Which ought to come in handy when Ingleside Middle School eighth-grader Maddy... More >>

• Disorder in the Court

  published May 27, 2004

  Ask a grown man to squawk like a chicken or impersonate Michael Jackson, and you risk a knuckle sandwich. Ask Jef Rawls to make like a rooster or... More >>

• Diva Las Vegas

  published May 20, 2004

  Hold tight during Act One of Alternative Theatre's A Night in Vegas -- or plan to arrive at intermission and miss it altogether. Either... More >>

• Wardrobe Malfunction

  published May 20, 2004

  The King has seen Louise's panties, and her husband is unhappy about it. Strange men begin turning up at Louise's door, hoping her drawers are... More >>

• Teach Me to Right

  published May 13, 2004

  She'll let you chew gum in class, but if she catches you saying "fuck," reading teacher Elizabeth Anne Moore might very well drag your ass into... More >>

• From Russia (With Love?)

  published May 6, 2004

  Ugly, boring guys with no prospects, take heart: John Adams' A Foreign Affair can help you bag a gorgeous Russian bride faster than you can say... More >>

• Like Clockwork

  published May 6, 2004

  There was a time, not so long ago, when "edgy" theater produced by young thespians in tiny black boxes was a hit-or-miss proposition, often... More >>

• Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma

  published May 6, 2004

  All season long, Actors Theatre has been threatening us with its production of Tapestry: A Musical Revue Based on the Music of Carole King.... More >>

• Marry Me a Little

  published April 29, 2004

  In his new book, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, journalist Jonathan Rauch argues that... More >>

• Rat Buster

  published April 22, 2004

  The heck with paper routes. Seventeen-year-old Christian Alf is earning pocket money by fending off the nasty roof rats that have invaded his... More >>

• Sibling Reverie

  published April 22, 2004

  Nestled onto Gregory Jaye's magnificent set for Morning's at Seven is a relatively quiet, old-fashioned play that shines like a bright... More >>

• Hoboken Comedy

  published April 22, 2004

  What a shame that most stage fans will probably miss Hale Center Theatre's Over the River and Through the Woods rather than drive the... More >>

• Student Body

  published April 15, 2004

  Last year, Playboy proclaimed Arizona State University "America's biggest party school." This year, students can study the anatomy of the... More >>

• Kind of a Drag

  published April 8, 2004

  John Epperson is more than a man in a dress. He's Lypsinka, a man in a dress whose off-Broadway, award-winning act (Lypsinka! Boxed Set,... More >>

• Hairspray Holds Its Style

  published April 8, 2004

  In an era where film studios make movies based on old TV series and broadcast networks make TV movies about the making of '70s sitcoms, it's only... More >>

• Get Me to the Church One Time

  published March 25, 2004

  Internet, Schminternet. Bonnie the Matchmaker says the best way to meet your one true love is by exploiting her peculiar talent for tying people's... More >>

• In a Blind Pig's Eye

  published March 25, 2004

  It's been a little while -- several months, at least -- since I've seen a play performed as gracefully as Black Theatre Troupe's production of... More >>

• Pink Persecution

  published March 18, 2004

  While the war against gay marriage wails in the background, a traveling exhibition titled "Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945" has settled... More >>

• Blowing Smoke

  published March 11, 2004

  Ever since Tucson's District 29 Representative Linda Lopez proposed a statewide smoking ban in restaurants and bars, Mark Brnovich has been... More >>