San Diego Theatre Connection Announces THE DRESSER Opening at San Diego's First Community Theatre

Based on the author's own experiences as dresser to Sir Donald Wolfit, this bracing, heartbreaking drama is an elegy to a by-gone era. Backstage at a theatre in the English provinces during World War II, Sir, the last of the great breed of English actor/managers, is in a bad way tonight, as his dresser Norman tries valiantly to prepare him to go on stage as King Lear. Unsure of his lines as well as who and where he is supposed to be, Sir is adamantly determined to roar his last. With Herculean effort on the part of Norman, Sir finally makes it on stage and through the performance no thanks to an air raid courtesy of the Luftwaffe.

The cast includes George Bailey, O.P. Hadlock, Anthony Hamm, Sandy Hotchkiss, Cecily Keppel, Richard Rivera, James Steinberg, and Connie Terwilliger.

Performances are March 17th - April 16th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.

Tickets are $20 for adults, and $17 for Seniors (62+), Students and Active Military. Purchase tickets online at www.lamplighterslamesa.com or reserve through the Box Office by phone (619) 303-5092 or email boxoffice@lamplighterslamesa.com.

The Dresser is the fifth of six shows in our 79th season.

Lamplighters Community Theatre is located in the La Mesa Village Station Center at the corner of Severin Drive and Amaya Drive. There is plenty of free parking in the shopping center lot.

The Dresser is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Lamplighters Community Theatre is a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded in June of 1937 as The La Mesa Little Theatre and incorporated as The Lamplighters Community Theatre on November 1, 1976, the theatre has now had continuous productions in La Mesa for 78 years. Serving the La Mesa and surrounding communities, Lamplighters produces six season productions a year. Between the regular season productions, we also support special events, one-act shows, and our theater space is available for rent.

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