Photo Flash: WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING Opens Tonight at Cygnet Theatre

January brings rain to San Diego and WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (dir. Lutfy) to Cygnet Theatre. Hailed as "The best new play of the year" in 2010 by Time Magazine, it's a powerful drama unfolding with humanity, surprising humor, and hope, as the past plays out into the future. The play, which opens with a fish falling out of the sky, has been hailed by audiences and critics alike. The San Diego premiere runs now through February 14. Opening night for media is tonight, January 23. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Penned by award-winning Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, this compelling family saga goes back and forth in time from 1959 to 2039, and from London to Australia.Bovell's profoundly intelligent and chronologically scrambled drama starts in a crisis-filled 2039 in remote Alice Springs, Australia and then ricochets across time and place, charting the travails of several generations of two troubled families. It's a beautifully heartbreaking story that takes us on a journey across time where the acts of the past prove devastating to the next generation.

This will be the fourth production for Lutfy, who was named Associate Artistic Director earlier this year. He previously directed the critically-acclaimed Sons of the Prophet, The Motherf**ker with the Hat and most recently Noël Coward's Hay Fever.

Lutfy is especially excited to be collaborating with set designer, Jungah Han. A former Cygnet Theatre Lipinsky Foundation design fellow at SDSU, she is now based in New York. The recent Yale School of Drama graduate studied extensively with Ming Cho Lee, the noted theatre artist who designed over 30 productions for Joseph Papp at The Public Theater, including the original Off-Broadway production of Hair. She brings a sparse sensibility to the set design.

The cast features several actors playing multiple roles as well as different actors portraying older and younger versions of themselves. Returning to the stage after wowing audience in the recent Noël Coward Rep are Rosina Reynolds and Rachael VanWormer. Shaking off his Scrooge persona and stepping into the role of the patriarch is 2014 San Diego Actor of the Year Tom Stephenson. Making their Cygnet Theatre debuts are Adrian Alita, Beth Gallagher, and Cristina Soria.

The production team features movement choreography by Michael Mizerany, costume design by Jacinda Johnson-Fischer, lighting design by Chris Rynne, and sound design by Kevin Anthenill. Dean Remington will stage manage.

For more information regarding tickets, contact the box office at 619-337-1525 or visit www.cygnettheatre.com.

Photo Credit: Ken Jacques

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