2009/2010 Season

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Directed by James Vasquez
Jun 3rd through Jul 12th

The smash hit that started it all returns to the Rolando Stage. The story of Hedwig, the wanna-be rock headliner and her search for identity, love and her “other half.”

"Sublimely trashy and surprisingly powerful" - (LA Times).

Noises Off
Noises Off

Directed by Sean Murray
Jul 2nd through Aug 23rd

Doors slam, identities are confused and chaos reigns in this hilarious farce that follows a motley and disorganized theatre company as they rehearse, perform and, well, just try to make it through Nothing On. This Tony Award-winning play will keep you laughing uproariously as the never-ending mishaps continue to snowball out of control.

Man from Nebraska
Man from Nebraska

Directed by Francis Gercke
Sep 24th through Nov 1st

Pulitzer Prize winning author of August: Osage County, Tracy Letts creates the tale of a luxury sedan, a church pew and visits to a nursing home that form the comfortable round of Ken Carpenter's daily life. This wickedly funny and spiritually complex play examines the effects of one man's awakening on himself and his family.

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Directed by Sean Murray
Nov 27th through Dec 27th

Back by popular demand, Cygnet’s presentation of the annual holiday classic will take over the Old Town Theatre this year. The famous story of George Bailey and Clarence the Angel is brought to life as a 1940’s live radio play, filled with music, live sound effects and plenty of heart. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the show that has brought joyful, cheering audiences to their feet for three years running!

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson

Directed by Delicia Turner-Sonnenberg
Jan 21st through Feb 28th

The story of a brother and sister in a war over the fate of a family heirloom, a unique, one-of-a-kind piano carved with the images of the history of their family. It’s a spiritual, funny, moving and beautiful story of family, ambition, and tradition.

Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd

Directed by Sean Murray
Mar 18th through Apr 25th

Stephen Sondheim’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime is a mix of macabre, visceral drama with howlingly funny dark humor. Sweeney Todd, a barber seeking revenge and the proprietress of the pie shop downstairs, Mrs. Lovett, soon have the people of 19th century London lining up for meat pies!

Private Lives
Private Lives

Directed by James Vasquez and Sean Murray
May 27th through Jul 3rd

One of the most flippant plays ever written. Starring Sean Murray as Elyot Chase.

"Gorgeous, dazzling, fantastically funny." (N.Y. Times)
"A brilliant comedy. A very funny play." (Newsweek)