Email Author Robrt L. Pela

2004 Stories by Robrt L. Pela

• House of Maybe

  published March 11, 2004

  Aside from a single, tatty staircase that could use a good coat of paint, David Weiss has created a plush, gorgeous set for his directorial bow... More >>

• Gary, Gary: Quite Contrary?

  published March 4, 2004

  ASU law professor Gary Lowenthal wrote a book about interning in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Down and Dirty Justice went easy on... More >>

• Red Rover

  published February 26, 2004

  The Mars Exploration Rovers represent the most ambitious Mars study undertaken to date, and (surprise!) our very own Arizona State University is... More >>

• Cherry Bomb

  published February 26, 2004

  Arizona State University's production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is director Marshall Mason's 180th theater production and,... More >>

• Eighth Wonder

  published February 19, 2004

  In a better world, Alicia Sutton would appear on stage constantly. She'd be handed her Actors' Equity card, given her choice of roles, and would... More >>

• Beam Me Up, Jimmy

  published February 12, 2004

  Jim Strait isn't one of those whacked-out Star Trek fans. He doesn't have a roomful of memorabilia from his favorite TV show; he doesn't... More >>

• To Die For

  published February 12, 2004

  Although he's been here all along, Charles Busch has finally arrived. After an estimable 30-year career in nearly every aspect of show biz -- as... More >>

• Once Bitten

  published February 5, 2004

  WaIt's not so unusual to be bitten by a snake in Arizona. But it's at least a little out of the ordinary to keep an Internet journal of your... More >>

• The Jig Is Up

  published February 5, 2004

  Actors Theatre's Stones in His Pockets is something of a conundrum: It's a better-than-capably acted, expertly directed comedy that's never... More >>

• Rock Royalty

  published January 22, 2004

  The free music debate rages on, with artists fuming against a digital machine that allows slobs like us to download their music for free. But... More >>

• Spelling Champ

  published January 22, 2004

  There's a moment in TheatreScape's Eleemosynary that's so moving, so perfectly theatrical, it nearly trumps all that came before it.... More >>

• A-Sharp Player

  published January 15, 2004

  It's First Friday. I'm at my third gallery opening in as many hours, drinking cheap wine from a plastic glass and eavesdropping on yet another... More >>

• The Reel Deal

  published January 8, 2004

  Movie critics, beware: Former film student Andrew Ramsammy wants to replace you with a bunch of wanna-bes -- Middle American moviegoers whose... More >>

• Get the Blues

  published January 8, 2004

  Regional and community theaters have an annoying habit of promoting their productions as "Tony Award-winning," and of quoting reviews of the... More >>

• Off to See the Wizardry

  published January 1, 2004

  Depending on whom you talk to, Richard Wizardry is either a madcap genius or just another crackpot artist with a lot of leftover scrap metal and... More >>

• The Best and the Rest

  published January 1, 2004

  The theater year kicked off from the impossible heights of an excellent road company of The Producers and wound up, as ever, with a lot of... More >>