Review: STEEL MAGNOLAS at Backyard Renaissance
STEEL MAGNOLIAS now playing through September 17th from Backyard Renaissance at the 10th Ave Arts Center is funny and emotional as it celebrates the unique bond of female friendship through the years.
Photo Flash: For the First Time Ever- Lisa Kron in Repertory: 2.5 MINUTE RIDE & WELL
Diversionary Theatre will produce the San Diego Premiere of WELL and the San Diego Revival of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE, both by Tony Award-winner Lisa Kron, presented for the first time in repertory. Diversionary brings together Craig Noel Award winners Shana Wride and Rosina Reynolds for an artistic tour-de-force in the San Diego revival of ?2.5 MINUTE RIDE.
Diversionary to Present LISA KRON IN REPERTORY
This Spring, Diversionary continues its tradition of presenting innovative theatre. For the first time in history, two plays by Tony Award Winner Lisa Kron (Broadway's FUN HOME) will play in rotating repertory. As female playwrights continue to fight for equal representation in the American theatre, THE KRON REP offers a heaping dose of gender parity. In both 2.5 MINUTE RIDE and WELL, the playwright's life gets catapulted onto the stage. These two autobiographical(ish) plays delightfully fracture theatrical structure, turning conventional notions of theatre on its head.
Tickets Now on Sale for Diversionary Theatre's A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS
Diversionary Theatre has announced that tickets are on sale for A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration In Concert, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Kim Strassburger. Performances of this holiday-inspired production begin Thursday, December 10th, 2015, at 7pm at 4545 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA.
Cygnet Announces New Student Ticket Program
Motivated by Cygnet's collaborative internship program with SDSU, as well as Cygnet Artist graduates and teachers from San Diego area schools, Cygnet Theatre is delighted to announce its newest program, the $10 STUDENT TICKET PROGRAM. Throughout Cygnet's 2011/2012 Season, theatre teachers from local schools are invited to bring their classes to any Cygnet show for just $10 per student ticket. Students must show a valid school ID to receive their $10 ticket, and quantities are limited.
Cygnet Announces Ayckbourn Playwright Companion Series Readings
While Cygnet's mainstage buzzes with the highly praised productions of not one, but three Alan Ayckbourn comedies in its current run of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, the continuation of the Playwright Companion Series will offer with not one, but two opportunities to dig deeper into the esteemed playwrights work with upcoming 'partner pieces.' Ayckbourn's overnight smash, RELATIVELY SPEAKING will be presented on Monday, September 13th at 7:00pm and TIME OF MY LIFE will be presented on Monday, September 27th at 7:00pm. Both readings will be performed at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town.
Cygnet Theatre's PRIVATE LIVES Ends Run 7/3
While Artistic Director Sean Murray's Sweeney Todd is currently slashing up the Cygnet Theatre stage, final casting has been completed for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Associate Artistic Director Francis Gercke, the cast includes Manny Fernandes, Annie Hinton, Jessica John, Sean Murray and Shana Wride. Private Lives will run May 27th through July 3rd, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.
Cygnet Theatre's PRIVATE LIVES Cast Announced, Begins Performances 5/27
While Artistic Director Sean Murray's Sweeney Todd is currently slashing up the Cygnet Theatre stage, final casting has been completed for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Associate Artistic Director Francis Gercke, the cast includes Manny Fernandes, Annie Hinton, Jessica John, Sean Murray and Shana Wride. Private Lives will run May 27th through July 3rd, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.
Cygnet Theatre's PRIVATE LIVES Cast Announced, Begins Performances 5/27
While Artistic Director Sean Murray's Sweeney Todd is currently slashing up the Cygnet Theatre stage, final casting has been completed for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Associate Artistic Director Francis Gercke, the cast includes Manny Fernandes, Annie Hinton, Jessica John, Sean Murray and Shana Wride. Private Lives will run May 27th through July 3rd, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.
'Tobacco Road' Now Playing at La Jolla Playhouse Through 10/26
The cast and creative team have been assembled for the gritty, provocative 1930s drama Tobacco Road, which ran on Broadway from December 4, 1933 to May 31,1941, the longest Broadway run ever at the time. Today, 75 years since it opened, it remains the second-longest running drama in Broadway history, second only to Life with Father. It plays September 30 through October 26, 2008 in the Mandell Weiss Forum at La Jolla Playhouse.