Cinnabar ETC presents
The clean house  (comedy)

Aug. 31 – Sept. 22

Written by Sarah Ruhl

Director: Elizabeth Craven

Run Dates: Aug. 31* (8:00), Sept. 1 (8:00), 7 (8:00), 8 (8:00), 9 (2:00), 14 (8:00), 15 (8:00), 16 (2:00), 20 (8:00), 21(8:00) & 22 (8:00)

Lane, a brilliant physician, has troubles. For one, her housekeeper, Matilde, hates to clean. Instead this Brazilian comedienne, whose parents literally “died laughing,” prefers to use her energy trying to pen the perfect joke. As if “bad help” isn’t enough, Lane’s surgeon husband reveals he has found his soul mate, or "bashert" in a cancer patient named Anna. All the while Lane’s eccentric sister is sneaking into her home to clean allowing Matilde to scribble away on her stand-up routine. This theatrical and wildly funny play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy and the true nature of love.

"Fresh, funny ... a memorable play, imbued with a melancholy but somehow comforting philosophy: that the messes and disappointments of life are as much a part of its beauty as romantic love and chocolate ice cream, and a perfect punch line can be as sublime as the most wrenchingly lovely aria." — NY Times.
 

Ticket Price: $22 general/$20 seniors (62+) and students

*Optional post-show opening night gala, Aug. 31 (add $12)

Cinnabrunch 11:30am, show at 2pm Sunday 9/16 (add $40)
Cinnadinner 5:30pm show at 8pm Thursday 9/20(add $40)

The consul  (dramatic opera) A participating program with Performance Sonoma Partially underwritten by Community Foundation Sonoma County Oct. 19 – Nov. 10

By Gian Carlo Menotti Stage Director: Elly Lichenstein Music Director: Nina Shuman Run Dates: Oct. 19* (8:00), 20 (8:00), 26 (8:00), 27 (8:00) and Nov. 2 (8:00), 4 (2:00), 9 (8:00) & 10 (8:00)   Menotti's opera The Consul is a nightmare-thriller of an opera, set in the midst of civil unrest where the central character, Magda, is trying to flee the country and in need of a visa from an unseen and unheard consul. The Consul won both the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award when it debuted in 1954, enthralling critics and audiences alike with its powerful combination of melodic score and heartbreaking story. The dark and gritty post-verismo score is gripping, using contemporary touches and a fantasy element that sit beside the thriller tension. This is music-theatre of unnerving power. Featuring Lisa van der Ploeg, William Neely, Eileen Morris and Ursula Pieper    Ticket Price: $35 General Admission/$32 seniors (62+) and students *Optional post-show opening night gala, Oct. 19 (add $12)

Dec. 31 – Jan. 19

Words and music by Porter, Gershwin, Webber, Verdi, Puccini and other talented dead guys.

Run Dates: Dec. 31 (9:00), Jan 4 (8:00), Jan 5 (8:00), 11 (8:00), 12 (8:00), 13 (2:00), 18 (8:00) and 19 (8:00)*

The Bay Area’s beloved Gala Singers (Joni DeGabriele, Diana Kehrig, Stephen Walsh and Michael McCarty), present the great music of Gershwin, Porter and much, much more. In exploration of the joys, sorrows and idiotic delights of love, our show will include songs from opera, Broadway, movies and popular ballads. Romance and nostalgia are the words of the day.

The Gala Singers have sung for the Vi Sattui Winery's Harvest Ball, Reno's El Dorado Great Italian Festival for several years and in many of the major hotels in San Francisco including the Fairmont, the Palace and the Hyatt Regency.

Ticket Price: Jan.4-19: $30 general/$28 seniors (62+) and students

*Optional post-show closing night gala, Jan. 19 (add $12)

Cinnadinner 5:30pm, show at 8pm Friday 1/4 (add $40)
Cinnabrunch 11:30am, show at 2pm Sunday 1/13 (add $40)

Dec. 31, 2007 is a New Year’s Eve Party.  (add $32)

Cosi fan tuttE (comic opera)

Feb. 29 – Mar. 22

By W.A. Mozart                                       

Stage Director: Elly Lichenstein                          

Music Director: Nina Shuman                             

Run Dates: Feb. 29* (8:00), Mar. 1 (8:00), 7 (8:00), 9 (3:00), 12 (7:30), 14 (8:00),

15 (8:00), 19 (7:30), 21 (8:00)

  
Remember what it was like to be a teenager in love? Oh, the pain, the tragedy of it all! Mozart’s outwardly comical masterwork reminds us that our most cherished relationships can often be fragile and tenuous. Through the use of subterfuge, dubious allies and hidden identities, the fidelity of two young sisters is tested by their fiancés with a rather surprising outcome.

Featuring Lara Bruckmann, Julia Ulehla, Valentina Osinski, Will Hart Meyer, Anders Froelich and William Neely

Ticket Price: $35 General Admission/$32 seniors (62+) and students

*Optional post-show opening night gala, Feb. 29 (add $12)
 

Cinnabrunch 12:30pm, show at 3pm Sunday 3/9 (add $40)
Cinnadinner 5:30pm, show at 7:30pm Wednesday 3/19 (add $40)

Cinnabar ETC presents
private lives (comedy)

May 23 – June 14

Written by Noel Coward

Director: Elizabeth Craven

Run Dates: May 23* (8:00), 24 (8:00), 30 (8:00) & 31(8:00) and June 1 (2:00), 6 (8:00), 7 (8:00), 8 (2:00), 12 (8:00), 13 (2:00) and 14 (8:00)

A classic comedy of bad manners, dry humor and quicksilver sparring that is both daringly hilarious and elegantly sexy. Did anyone ever live with as much style and wit as Amanda Prynne and Elyot Chase, the dueling lovers in Private Lives? Noel Coward did, and it's Coward we have to thank for the sustained hilarity of this classic comedy. Two bickering ex-spouses fall in love all over again while honeymooning with their newly minted marriage partners. See why Private Lives has been an audience favorite since its London premiere in 1930.

Ticket Price: $22 general/$20 seniors (62+) and students 

* Optional post-show opening night gala, May 23 (add $12)

Cinnabrunch 11:30pm, show at 2pm Sunday 6/8 (add $40)
Cinnadinner 5:30pm, show at 8pm Thursday 6/12 (add $40)