The Receptionist

Directed by Sean Murray
Jul 24th through Aug 31st

West Coast Premiere

Beverly takes pride in her work as the receptionist at a busy Northeast office. Whether coaching her co-worker Lorraine through romantic troubles, fielding calls for their boss Mr. Raymond or carefully monitoring the flow of office supplies, Beverly keeps her domain shipshape. But when handsome Mr. Dart arrives unexpectedly from the central office, the play goes from The Office to The Twilight Zone.

Dying City

Directed by Francis Gercke
Sep 18th through Oct 26th

West Coast Premiere

In Christopher Shinn's remarkable tale of loss and how two very different people handle their grief, we find Kelly a year after her husband's death in Iraq, confront his identical twin brother who arrives at her apartment unannounced.

"Trying to make sense of what is left behind envelops Dying City…In this subtle and revealing play, Shinn is able to take the political and humanize it—transforming the stuff of daily news stories into a devastating statement on the unforeseen and often hidden consequences of war." (A.P.)

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Directed by Marybeth Bielawski-DeLeo
Nov 20th through Dec 28th

It's a Wonderful Life returns to Cygnet! This is a holiday tradition you will want to share with the whole family. Catch the "only must-see Holiday production of the season" and see what brings audiences to tears of joy and to cheering on their feet!

A Christmas Carol

Directed by Sean Murray
Nov 28th through Dec 28th

Join us for the inauguration of a new San Diego tradition as Cygnet opens the Old Town Theatre with its own Victorian, ghostly adaptation of the classic A Christmas Carol.

Love Song

Directed by Esther Emery
Jan 15th through Feb 22nd

Southern California Premiere

Beane is an exile from life—an oddball. His well-meaning sister, Joan, and brother-in-law, Harry, try and make time for him in their busy lives, but no one can get through. Following a burglary on his apartment, Joan is baffled to find her brother blissfully happy and tries to unravel the story behind Beane’s mysterious new love, Molly. Funny, enchanting and wonderfully touching, John Kolvenbach’s offbeat comedy is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms.

The History Boys

Directed by Sean Murray
Feb 19th through Mar 29th

San Diego Premiere

The 2006 Tony Award for Best Play went to this comedy/drama about a bunch of bright, funny boys in a British boarding school who are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and acceptance at a good university–generally in that order. In their efforts, they are helped by a maverick history teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes unorthodox ways, and by a young teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. Alan Bennett raises, with gentle wit, universal questions about the nature of history, how it is taught and questions the purpose of education today.

Mauritius

Directed by Francis Gercke
Apr 2nd through May 10th

San Diego Premiere

Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think. After their mother's death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when three seedy, high-stakes collectors enter the sisters' world, willing to do anything to claim the rare find as their own.

Assassins

Directed by Sean Murray
Apr 23rd through Jun 14th

Tony-Award Winning Musical

Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny musical, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.?? This most American of musicals explores the underside of the American Dream and lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman have created an shocking and shockingly original musical that contains a brilliant, melodic score which pastiches American music throughout the ages, from folk to ragtime to 70’s soft-rock.