Aug 30 10
The world is a stage at the Old Town Theatre
Locals know that when they enter the Old Town Theatre, they’ll be treated to a clever, thought-provoking performance, courtesy of the in-house Cygnet Theatre Company. The theatre is easily accessible in the Old Town district, located right next to the Old Town Market and across from the San Diego Avenue downtown area. The Old Town Trolley Tour will bring you right up to it.Currently, the company is offering a trilogy of rotating plays, all directed by Sean Murray and Francis Gerke. The three plays which make up The Norman Conquests“Table Manners,” “Living Together,” and “Round and Round the Garden”make up a complete story revolving around six characters. In addition to the technical skill which one can imagine it takes to star in three different plays at a time, viewers will also have incentive to check out the entire trilogy in order to get a free t-shirt.There are also a number of treats coming up later in the 2010/2011 season. The popular live radio play It’s a Wonderful Life returns for its 5th year on November 26 and runs through New Year’s Eve. In 2011, the world premiere presentation of Stephen Metcalfe’s The Tragedy of the Commons opens on January 29. This moving piece portrays the fragile relationship between a retired schoolteacher blogging on the internet and his wife, who have lost touch with everything except their love of the ocean view outside their home. Two well-known plays will close out the seasonthe musical Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, and Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.With room for an audience of 248, you’ll probably be all right with tickets depending on when you go, but you can always order tickets online from Cygnet Theatre’s web site. If you’re a fan of drama, laughs, and emotion, be sure to make the Old Town Theatre a part of your next trip to San Diego.