Photo Coverage: THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, PART 1: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD Opens

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE is co-produced by Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) and Hartford Stage (Michael Wilson, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director). Wilson directs a 22-member company in the historic, sweeping work.

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE plays through March 28, 2010 at Signature Theatre Company. PART 2: THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE begins performances on December 3 and opens December 13, with PART 3: THE STORY OF A FAMILY beginning previews January 7 in advance of a January 24 opening.

Since 2005, Signature has been committed to presenting world-class theatre at an affordable prIce Through The Signature Ticket Initiative, which will offer subsidized $20 tickets through the Company's twentieth anniversary season in 2011. The twentieth season will feature the work of Tony Kushner. Signature, its productions and its resident writers have been recognized with a Pulitzer Prize, eleven Lucille Lortel Awards, fifteen Obie Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, and twenty two AUDELCO Awards, among many other distinctions. The National Theatre Conference recognized the company as the 2003 Outstanding National Theatre of the Year. For more information on Signature please on-line at signaturetheatre.org.

Through The Signature Ticket Initiative, which seeks to make great theatre accessible to the broadest possible audience, all regularly-priced single tickets ($65) during the initial announced run are underwritten and will be available for $20 for the individual performances of all three parts. The Signature Ticket Initiative continues through Signature's 20th Anniversary Season (2010-2011).

Photos by Linda Lenzi