SD Rep’s Sam Woodhouse portrays devil in ‘The Seafarer’
Spooky comic drama has become a holiday hit across the country

"The Seafarer" features actors (from left) Sam Woodhouse, Robert Townsend, Ron Choularton, Paul James Kruse and Armin Shimerman. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Repertory Theatre)
It’s a guy kind of Christmas Eve: tons of booze and poker and tall tales. But one of the card players has stacked the deck. SDNN theater critic Pat Launer chats with Sam Woodhouse, co-founder/artistic director of the San Diego Repertory Theatre, about his role as The Devil in Conor McPherson’s spooky comic drama, “The Seafarer.”
Event info: San Diego Repertory Theatre’s production of Conor McPherson’s “The Seafarer” runs November 14 through December 13 at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, in downtown San Diego. Tickets/information: (619) 544-1000; http://www.sdrep.org
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Comment by: Trina Kaplan Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:42 pm
Great interview, Pat. Can’t wait to see the show, & to see Sam Woodhouse on stage again.