The Old Globe has announced its first summer season under Artistic Director Barry Edelstein's leadership. The major news from this announcement is that the Globe will only produce two shows (instead of three) outdoors and that those two shows will run back-to-back instead of in repertory.
Mr. Edelstein directs OTHELLO to open the summer season, performing outdoors June 22 – July 27. Those attending the Theatre Communications Group meeting in San Diego should be able to catch early previews of this production.
Globe alumnus Mark Lamos directs THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA outdoors, August 10 – September 14.
Inside, the Globe will present the Fiasco Theatre's re-imagining of INTO THE WOODS July 12 – August 10. The production originated at the McCarter Theatre Center. Also on the indoor bill will be QUARTET, by Ronald Harwood, running July 25 – August 24 in the smaller White Theatre. Richard Seer, who heads the Old Globe/University of San Diego MFA program in classical acting, will direct.
The Welk Theatre, which is located at the Lawrence Welk Resort about 40 miles north of downtown San Diego, has announced its 2014 season. The Welk specializes in musicals, and this year the theatre is self-producing ANYTHING GOES (January 3 - March 23), GREASE (May 2 - July 27), OKLAHOMA (August 22 - November 16), and a holiday show (November 21 - December 28). The Welk has also been leasing its space to North County's Premiere Productions, and that company will be producing A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (March 28 - April 20) and THE ODD COUPLE (August 1 - 17).
In addition, a celebrity series, which in 2014 will include Hal Linden's one-man show I'M OLD FASHIONED, Renee Taylor's MY LIFE ON A DIET, co-written with Joe Bologna, and Rex Smith's CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN IDOL: A MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY, as well as other events.
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