Jun 21st, 2010

June 21, 2010 - 7pm
Directed by Francis Gercke

Cygnet presents a Staged-Reading of Noel Coward's salaciously, devastating drama as part of the Playwright Companion Series.

First performed in London in 1924, The Vortex was Noel Coward's first commercial success.

Returning from Paris, Nicky discovers that his glamorous socialite mother, Florence has taken a lover half her age. While Nicky battles with the conflicting emotions that her behavior arouses, Florence is horrified by her son’s equally devastating revelation.

FREE: suggested donation $10
Tickets available at the door.

Apr 26th, 2010

By Stephen Metcalfe

Staged Reading
Monday, April 26
7pm

Part of the Playwrights in Process Series

The story of three young Marines and how their deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan effect their lives and the lives of those they leave at home. Written and directed by Stephen Metcalfe who wrote the screenplays for JACKNIFE and PRETTY WOMAN… Cygnet will be producing his play THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS in January 2011.

Tickets: $10

Apr 24th, 2010

“What good is sitting alone in your room?

Cygnet Gala 2010
The Prado at Balboa Park - Grand Ballroom

Kit Cat Club Foyer Reception
6:00 pm – Come Taste the Wine…Come Hear the Band…
Appetizers, Drinks, Live Entertainment, and our incredible Silent Auction

Dinner and Program
Start Celebrating…Right This Way Your Table’s Waiting!
The Kit Cat Club Doors Open at 7:15 pm
Experience a Uniquely Themed 3-Course Meal from Executive Chef Jonathan Hale
Live Cabaret Performances By Cygnet Performers
Live Auction

Tickets are $150 or - Buy a table of 10 for $1250

Suggested Attire – Swanky Cocktail

Event Sponsors
Flossie Cohen & Robert Shapiro

For more information please call Veronica at (619) 698-5855 ext 113

All proceeds benefit Cygnet Theatre Company - 501(c)3 # 571146474. For tax purposes, the fair market value of each ticket is $80

Apr 12th, 2010 through Apr 13th, 2010

Staged Concert
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

One of Stephen Sondheim's most gorgeous and haunting musicals, PASSION examines the landscape of the human heart. In a remote military outpost in Italy in 1863, a handsome army captain, separated from his beautiful but married mistress, is forced to re-evaluate his beliefs about love when he becomes the object of the obsessive, unrelenting passion of Fosca, his Colonel’s plain and sickly cousin. PASSION explores the theme of love as something not necessarily pretty or safe, but rather as a blazing lifeforce that consumes and enlightens.

Tickets are $25
$20 for Subscribers

Mar 30th, 2010

Cygnet Theatre and Prayer Dudz present an evening of live comedy at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.

Hosted by Mark Christopher Lawrence (The Piano Lesson, NBC's "Chuck").

Featuring performances by:
Vicki Barbolak (from "Whose Minding the Store")
Jimmy Burns (as heard on "Live from Here")
Scott Wood (as seen on Comedy Central)

Dec 7th, 2009

Cygnet Theatre is proud to present the San Diego premiere staged-reading of acclaimed writer Stephen Metcalfe’s The Tragedy of the Commons.

The cast will include Jim Winker, Manny Fernandes, Monique Gaffney, Francis Gercke, Veronica Murphy, Soroya Rowley, and Tim West and will be directed by Stephen Metcalfe.

Wine and appetizer meet-and-greet - 6pm.

Staged-Reading - 7:30pm.

Talk-back with the cast and playwright, Stephen Metcalfe, will immediately follow the reading.

Dakin Adams, a retired school teacher, spends his days writing and sending his thoughts - his blogs - out into the void that is the internet. His wife, Macy, walks the dogs and gardens. It would seem the only thing they have in common anymore is their home and their memories and their love of “the view"- the pacific ocean as seen from the back deck of the house. But now their neighbor is selling and the new owner is coming in to tear down and rebuild - build "up" - and the view - and the fragile relationship of two people - is in ever increasing jeopardy.

Price: $10 suggested donation

Jun 27th, 2009

On June 27, Cygnet Theatre Company is asking patrons to "put on some make up and pull the wig down from the shelf". The "DRAG YOURSELF TO HEDWIG" contest invites audience members to "drag" out and don their best Hedwig or Yitzhak costume for the 10pm performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch will receive HALF OFF the ticket price.

Prior to the performance, audience members will help determine the best of the best. One winning costume will receive a FLEX PASS for Cygnet's 2009/2010 Season!

In addition to this special event, Cygnet is also offering patrons a "REPEAT OFFENDER" card. Patrons can use the card to receive discounts on return visits to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Card holders who return a fifth time to see Hedwig will receive a FREE TICKET.

"Repeat Offender" cards can be picked up at the Cygnet Box Office.

Apr 25th, 2009

At The World-Famous San Diego Zoo from 6-10 p.m.
Stroll the park grounds from 4-6 p.m.

Join us for the Cygnet's fifth annual benefit. This year's event will once again be hosted at the World-Famous San Diego Zoo and include dinner, auctions and entertainment. There will even be visits from some of the residents of the zoo. You will also be able to stroll the park grounds prior to the event and take a ride on the Skyfari.

Tickets: $125

Dinner! Animals! Entertainment! Fun!

Mar 16th, 2009

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Based on an original idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.

One Night Only

Monday, March 16, 2009 at 7:30 pm
at the Old Town Theatre

Cygnet will present a staged reading of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. Directed by Sean Murray and Kim Strassburger and featuring an all star cast of San Diego Favorites.

Tickets $50
$40 for Cygnet Season Subscribers

Proceeds support renovations of the Old Town Theatre. Tickets are tax deductible less $20

Jan 10th, 2009 through Jan 11th, 2009

Sale at Cygnet: All Tickets Only $20*

20/20 Sale begins Jan 10, 2009 at 9am.

In our current economy, you don’t have to give up theatre, too! 20 seats per performance will be put on sale for just $20 each for ALL REMAINING PERFORMANCES of our 2008/09 Season!

Tickets available at the Old Town box office, online or by phone. Snatch ‘em up and enjoy up to four great shows!

*Excluding opening nights. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. Sale ends 1/10/09.

Feb 4th, 2008

King Hedley II
Directed by Antonio "T.J." Johnson
Feb. 2 - 3pm at City Heights Performance Annex
Feb. 4 - 7:30pm at Cygnet

Peddling stolen refrigerators in the feeble hope of making enough money to open a video store, King Hedley, a man whose self worth is built on self delusion, is scraping in the dirt of an urban backyard trying to plant seeds where nothing will grow. Drawing on characters established in Seven Guitars, King Hedley II shows the shadows of the past reaching into the present as King seeks retribution for a lie perpetrated by his mother regarding the identity of his father.

"Mesmerizing.... Full of powerful images that convey the darkly comic dialogue between hope and hopelessness in African American life."-N.Y. Daily News.

Sep 17th, 2007 through Sep 18th, 2007

Cygnet Theatre in collaboration with The San Diego Black Ensemble continue their August Wilson series with a staged reading of King Hedley II, the eighth play in Mr. Wilson's ten play cycle.

Featuring: Antonio "TJ" Johnson, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Sylvia M'Lafi Thompson, Grandison M Phelps III, Monique Gaffney and Hassan El Amin.

An ex-con in the Reagan years of excess tries to rebuild his life by selling stolen refrigerators and robbing the neighborhood jeweler so he can buy a video store. But grand dreams for his wife and unborn child are threatened by a system that's not about to play by his rules.

Performances begin at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available for $5.

Purchase Tickets Online or Call (619) 337-1525

Sponsored in part by The San Diego Foundation

Aug 28th, 2007

Directed by Claudio Raygoza
Featuring Rosina Reynolds & Kate Reynolds along with Ron Choularton and Jillian Frost.

Josie is seeing her mother Fay for the first time in a while - she's never walked into a prison before, and she's been putting it off for fifteen years. Fay is serving life for murdering her husband with a kitchen knife. Her daughter needs to find out why she can't remember anything that came before that terrible night, why her own mother would kill her father. Uncovering the memories they share is going to be more perilous than either of them can imagine...

Tickets will be available at the door only. Suggested donation of $5. Performance begins at 8pm.

Jun 6th, 2007 through Jun 10th, 2007

Cygnet Theatre Company
in collaboration with the
San Diego Black Ensemble
present The August Wilson Festival.

Sponsored in part by Sempra Energy and The Pratt Memorial Fund at Union Bank of California.

Individual Tickets are just $10!
Festival Passes are $40!
Passes available thru the Box Office only 619-337-1525.

Performance Schedule:
Walking in the Shadows of August Wilson - June 6th 7:30pm.
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - June 7th 7:30pm.
Seven Guitars - June 8th 7:30pm.
The Piano Lesson - June 9th 2:00pm.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - June 9th 7:30pm.
Fences - June 10th 2:00pm.

Wilson has been hailed since the mid-1980s as an important talent in the American theatre. He spent his childhood in poverty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents and five siblings. Though he grew up in a poor family, Wilson felt that his parents withheld knowledge of even greater hardships they had endured. "My generation of blacks knew very little about the past of our parents," he told the New York Times in 1984. "They shielded us from the indignities they suffered." Wilson's goal is to illuminate that shadowy past with a series of plays that focus on black issues, each set in a different decade.

May 12th, 2007

SUNDOWN SOIREE A HUGE SUCCESS!

Over 150 Cygnet Theatre lovers gathered at the Powerhouse on Saturday, May 12th for the third annual Sundown Soiree. This benefit event featured a wonderful silent auction, delicious food and wine, and musical entertainment by Cygnet artists.

County Supervisor Pam Slater presented a proclamation to Artistic Director Sean Murray, recognizing Cygnet's accomplishments and celebrating May 12th as "Cygnet Theatre Day" in San Diego County.

KUDOS TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

Our special thanks go to our Event Chairs, Ellen Cherin and Pamela Richards, and to the many sponsors, auction donors, and volunteers who made this event possible.

We are deeply grateful to our title sponsor, Harle Montgomery, for her generous support of this event. The beautiful invitations were underwritten again by Harvey and Sheryl White. The musical entertainment, featuring selections from past and future Cygnet shows, was sponsored by Cygnet supporters Howard Finnecy, and Lynne Thrope and Joe Parness. Co-chair Pamela Richards and her husband Mathew Brunson supported the Powerhouse's outdoor terrace, which overlooks the shimmering Pacific Ocean, and Marianne McDonald sponsored the facility.

Cygnet donors Stuart and Linda Robinson, and Corky's Pest Control sponsored the beverages and wine, served in commemorative Soiree glasses sponsored by Mike and Rhoda Auer. An added feature to this year's event was Corky's Wine Corner, featuring wonderful wines donated by Corky and Barbara Mizer. Delicious hors d'oeuvres were presented by Doyle Catering. To top off the evening, guests were treated to chocolate-dipped strawberries from Maria Richardson, mouth-watering pastries by Patisserie du Soleil, sponsored by Ana Maria Grace and Chuck Cuccaro. Tables were decorated with beautiful ice plants, donated by florist Rebecca Geiss.

Guests had an opportunity to sponsor their favorite actor, director or full cast in our 2007/2008 season during our Artist Advocate program. Thanks to the generous support of over 30 donors, this program raised over $23,000 to support some of the talented artists who will be a part of this season!

At the event, Artist Advocates had a unique opportunity to win a five night stay at the elegant Hotel Lombardy in New York, thanks to a generous gift from Cygnet donors. Deborah Pettry, cast sponsor of our upcoming production of A Little Night Music, was the lucky winner.

Stay tuned for information on our 2008 Soiree!!!
For more information on future Cygnet events, please contact Veronica Murphy at (619) 698-5855 ext 113 or via email at: veronica@cygnettheatre.com