SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE’s 2006-2007 Season rings in a wacky New Year

With PAUL MAGID’S adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel DON QUIXOTE,

starring PETER Van NORDEN and MAGID, featuring the Flying Karamazov Brothers;

Performances begin SATURDAY, JANUARY 6; Opening FRIDAY, JANUARY 12;

running through FEBRUARY 4 in the LYCEUM STAGE in Downtown San Diego

SAN DIEGO , CA - SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE’s 2006-2007 Season rings in the New Year with a very contemporary, very magical and very wacky new political satire with music, DON QUIXOTE by Paul Magid , based on the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes.  Directed by REP Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse, this celebration of the power of imagination begins performances Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 8PM; with Opening Night on Friday January 12 at 8PM; running through February 4 on the Lyceum Stage.  

DON QUIXOTE will feature the masters of juggling and hilarity, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, who have added two new members to the troupe due to the performance demands of dancing, singing, acting - and juggling.  REP stalwart Peter Van Norden will play the illustrious gentleman from La Mancha, with Willie G as Sancho Panza, Magid as Cidi, Jennifer Miller, Jasper Patterson, Suzy Hernandez Peredo and Michael Preston.    

This picaresque road story of idealism gone awry follows the trials and tribulations of beloved dreamer DON QUIXOTE, the famous character in the greatest modern European novel in all of literature.  The gentleman from La Mancha , obsessed with the chivalrous ideals in books he has read, decides to take up a lance and a sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked.  Magid’s completely new view of this timeless tale covers the gamut from comedy to tragedy to political satire ~ and walks the gauntlet of insanity in creating new ways of bringing theatre alive through superb juggling, at-the-edge dancing, gotcha musical numbers, giant puppets, and never-before-seen theatrical effects.  The seven actors and two musicians play 40 roles.

The creative team includes Gregg Moore (Musical Director), Nick Fouch (Scenic Design), Jennifer Setlow (Lighting Design), Jennifer Brawn Gittings (Costume Design), M. Scott Grabau (Sound Design),

Javier Velasco (Dance Choreography), Jamie Newcomb & Stephen Morgan-MacKay (Fight Directors).

Performance schedule, January 6 - February 4, 2007 on the Lyceum Stage; with Opening Night on Friday, January 12 at 8PM: Wednesday thru Saturday evenings at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM & 7PM (except no matinee January 7); add Tuesday, January 9 at 7PM; and Saturday matinee, January 20 at 2PM.  Sam’s Salon takes place in the lobby on Wednesday, January 17 at 7PM; and post-show forums with the cast take place onstage on Wednesday, January 17 & 24 and Friday, January 19.

Ticket prices: single tickets $28 - $46; student/teacher/military/senior/group discounts available.  Tickets can be purchased at the REP’s box office, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego or by calling (619) 544-1000 or online at www.sandiegorep.com.  Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at a discounted rate.  For more information, please see our website at www.sandiegorep.com.

Mini-subscriptions start at $51; and offer an extensive package of benefits, including the lowest prices available; free ticket exchange privileges; discounts on individual tickets; discounts at area restaurants and retailers; and the opportunity to upgrade to a Premier Patron Package.  Premier Patron seating offers an additional voucher for a friend, free drink vouchers for the season and a personal backstage tour.  Subscribers get the best seats at the best price for the best live entertainment in downtown San Diego for one great low price.

Honorary Producing Partners are Sheila & Jeffrey Lipinsky and Darlene & Donald Shiley. 

This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Theatre Initiative.