From classics to contemporary, remounts to world premieres, Cygnet Theatre’s 18^th season is filled with emotional, physical and theatrical dexterity. Join us for a season that promises to be truly Cygnet! New subscription sales will be available in March of 2020. For more information regarding subscriptions packages please contact the box office at 619-337-1525 or visit www.cygnettheatre.com.

Powerful Hit Musical
CABARET
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb 
Book by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Sean Murray
Music Direction by Patrick Marion
Choreography by Katie Banville
Jul. 8 – Aug. 16, 2020

Cygnet is pleased to remount one of its beloved hit musicals! Cabaret depicts the interlocking stories of a cabaret singer, an American writer and the denizens of Berlin, all caught up in the swirling maelstrom of a changing society. In the seamy, sleazy Kit Kat Klub, on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power, almost anything – including love – is possible. This dark, daring, and provocative musical was winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Composer and Lyricist. Based on “The Berlin Stories” by Christopher Isherwood. Winner of the 2011 SD Theatre Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding Direction of a Musical” and “Outstanding Lead Performance.” Cygnet is thrilled to reunite Director Sean Murray and Karson St. John as she returns to her role as Emcee.

Inge Rep: Rarely Seen American Classics
BUS STOP
By William Inge
Directed by Sean Murray
Sep. 29 – Nov. 7, 2020
In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a small roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and the weary travelers on board have to take refuge in the diner until morning. Disillusioned saloon singer Cherie must deal with Bo Decker, the boisterous but naïve cowboy who insists on marrying her, as the other passengers make connections and confront the disappointments in their own lives. A simple play about ordinary people and the effect they have on each other’s lives.

Inge Rep: Rarely Seen American Classics
PICNIC
By William Inge
Directed by Rob Lutfy
Sep. 30 – Nov. 8, 2020

On a sweltering Labor Day morning, the women of a quiet, working-class neighborhood are preparing for the annual picnic when charming young drifter Hal Carter hops off of a freight train and into their lives. Hearts are broken and lives are changed, as Hal’s dangerous energy challenges the restrictive mid twentieth-century American values of this sleepy community. Spiked with the social mores and pressures that were shaping the country at the time and sparking the beginning of the sexual revolution of the 1960’s, Picnic explores themes of sexuality, repression, rites of passage, and disappointment.

Favorite Holiday Musical
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adaptation & Lyrics by Sean Murray
Original Score by Billy Thompson
Directed by Sean Murray
Music Direction by Patrick Marion
Dec. 2 – Dec. 27, 2020

Cygnet’s holiday smash hit is back for its seventh season! Enjoy the holiday classic adapted from Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of hope and redemption. This imaginative production features original music, creative stagecraft and puppetry, and live sound effects. Step into a Victorian Christmas card for a unique storytelling experience that is sure to delight the entire family!

Historical Dramedy
World Premiere
THE PROSTITUTE PLAY
By Kate Hamill
Directed by Rob Lutfy
Jan. 20 – Feb. 14, 2021

For decades, English society has been ruled by the world of high-class prostitutes and their noble patrons. As the Victorian era begins, the moralizing middle class gains power and societal attitudes shift – and the prostitutes’ opulent way of life is becoming obsolete. One of the most popular courtesans, Harriet, wants to get out of the ‘business’… and she has a plan. She’s long been promised a lifelong pension from the Duke of Wellington, and now she’s ready to cash out. However, the Duke withdraws his offer. Undaunted, she threatens to write a memoir that will expose his history. He refuses to give in to blackmail, and starts putting pressure on her to give up – threatening her reputation, her business, and ultimately, her life. Featuring playwright Kate Hamill as Harriet, playing opposite her husband Jason O’Connell.

Tender Musical Story
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Sean Murray
Music Direction by Terry O’Donnell
Mar. 10 – Apr. 11, 2021

Dublin, 1964. Meet Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor with a poet’s heart. In the morning he dispenses tickets and Oscar Wilde’s poetry to his passengers. After work, St. Imelda’s amateur theatricals are his passion. But his heart holds secrets that he can’t share with anyone but his imagined confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to put on an amateur production of Wilde’s Salome, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love “that dare not speak its name.” Truths tumble out, and judgments fly. But when the accounts of friendship are reckoned, Alfie’s true goodness, and his quiet philosophy—“you just have to love who you love”—wins out. Featuring Sean Murray as Alfie.

To Be Announced
TBA
Directed by Rob Lutfy
May 12 – Jun. 6, 2021
Something exciting will be announced soon!