LIFE OF RILEY, AUGUST, et al Set For Old Globe 2010-2011 Season

San Diego's Old Globe presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, LIFE OF RILEY and DEATH OF A SALESMAN as part of their 2010-2011 winter season.

"I'm pleased to announce this exciting new Winter Season of premieres, revivals and modern-day classics," said Olg Globe Executive Director Lou Spisto. "While putting together our new season, the subject of family, in all of its diverse forms, emerged. Whether it's New York's Brooklyn or Lower East Side, England (by way of India), South Africa or Oklahoma-the families that we are born into, marry into, or happen into, each have a unique story. It is with that in mind that we dedicate this season to exploring the dynamics of family life - in all of its loving, infuriating, supportive and complicated manifestations. We've assembled a terrific roster of alumni directors: Kyle Donnelly, Pam MacKinnon, Scott Schwartz, Richard Seer and Henry Wishcamper, and are thrilled to welcome the newest members of the Globe family, Jaime Castañeda and Sam Gold."

Spisto continued, "The Winter Season reflects a broad range of storytelling from a very diverse group of artists. Over the next 12 months, with our Winter and Summer Seasons combined, we will produce 15 plays that represent virtually every style of theater. Our three stages will offer probing themes and stirring narratives realized by today's finest theater artists."

Tickets to the winter season show are currently available to subscribers only. Singler tickets will be available online www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the box office shortly.

The complete Old Globe winter season is as follows.

September 14 through November 7
BRIGHTTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND
Two of Neil Simon's most popular plays will be performed in repertory. The semi-autobiographical plays follow the life of Eugene Morris Jerome, from the foibles of youth in late-1930s Brooklyn, to a career as a comedy writer for radio. Scott Schwartz, who directed last season's hit production of Lost in Yonkers, returns to direct.

September 25 through October 31
WELCOME TO ARROYO'S
A brother and sister attempt to convert their family bodega into New York City's newest cultural sensation and unexpectedly discover a secret that could change their lives and, possibly, the history of hip hop music. Jaime Castañeda, who directed the recent Chicago premiere, will direct the Globe's West Coast premiere.

January 15 through February 20, 2011
TBA Musical

January 22 through February 27
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Death of Salesman is an unflinching examination of the American dream that is as relevant today as the day it was written. Pam MacKinnon, who helmed the Globe's world-premiere production of Itamar Moses' The Four of Us, will direct. She received the 2010 Obie Award for her direction of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park.

March 12 through April 17
GROUNDSWELL
Set in a beachfront resort on the jagged edge of west South Africa, a black caretaker and a white ex-cop hatch a get-rich-quick diamond scheme on an unsuspecting guest. This haunting, psychological thriller lends a glimmer of hope and promise for a just post-apartheid society.

March 19 through April 24
RAFTA, RAFTA....
Winner of the 2008 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Rafta, Rafta... is a hilarious look at the generational divide on sex and marriage within a close-knit Indian family living in London. Henry Wishcamper, who directed The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Globe, will direct this West Coast premiere.

April 30 through June 5
LIFE OF RILEY
Life of Riley looks backwards, forwards and, now and then, sideways with wry comic affection on the lives we lived or might have lived.

May 7 through June 12
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Sam Gold, 2010 Obie Award winner for his direction of Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation and The Aliens, will direct.

More more information visit http://www.oldglobe.org/

The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 plays and musicals on its three stages, including its highly-regarded Shakespeare festival. The Globe has become a gathering place for leading theatre artists from around the world, such as Tom Stoppard, Daniel Sullivan, and Chita Rivera, among many others. Numerous Broadway-bound premieres and revivals, such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, and Damn Yankees have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to enjoy highly successful runs in New York and at regional theatres across the country.