Photo Flash: Mikel Sarah Lambert Stars In THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION

Mikel Sarah Lambert will take on the role of Margaret in the West Coast premiere of Evan Smith's The Savannah Disputation. The previously announced Robin Pearson Rose has left the cast due to an unexpected family emergency. Directed by Kim Rubinstein, The Savannah Disputation will run in the Globe's Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art's James S. Copley Auditorium Sept. 26 - Nov. 1, 2009. Previews run from Sept. 26 - Sept. 30. Opening night is Oct. 1 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office.

The Savannah Disputation is a contemporary comedy about two Catholic spinsters: the good-natured, sometimes susceptible Margaret and the no-nonsense, always spirited Mary. When Margaret welcomes a door-to-door Pentecostal missionary into their home her conviction begins to waver. Mary quickly hatches a plan to bring her sister back into the fold by inviting their unsuspecting parish priest to dinner, leading to a religious shakedown and a theological showdown about the true meaning of faith.

The cast of The Savannah Disputation features Kimberly Parker Green (Melissa), Mikel Sarah Lambert (Margaret), Nancy Robinette (Mary) and James Sutorius (Father Murphy).

The creative team also includes Deb O (Scenic Design), Judith Dolan (Costume Design), Alan Burrett (Lighting Design), Paul Peterson (Sound Design) and Anjee Nero (Stage Manager).

Evan Smith's The Savannah Disputation enjoyed a successful run at New York's Playwrights Horizons in 2009, as did his previous plays, Psych and The Uneasy Chair. His other works include Servicemen, Daughters of Genius and Remedial English. His TV pilot, "Debs," was a part of Naked TV, produced by Fox TV/Naked Angels. Smith is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and the recipient of a Whiting Award.

Kim Rubinstein previously directed The American Plan at The Old Globe. She was most recently Long Wharf Theatre's Associate Artistic Director where she directed Guys and Dolls, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Private Lives, The Santaland Diaries and The Cocktail Hour. Regionally, she has directed Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare Santa Cruz; The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at Portland Center Stage and San Jose Repertory Theatre; Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Julius Caesar at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Rubinstein was Associate Director with Michael Mayer and Tour Director of the national tour of Angels in America.

Kimberly Parker Green previously appeared at the Globe in All's Well That Ends Well, Romeo & Juliet, Measure for Measure and The Two Gentlemen of Verona and received her MFA from The Old Globe/ University of San Diego. Mikel Sarah Lambert appeared at the Globe in 2007 as Clara in Noel Coward's Hay Fever. At the Royal Shakespeare Company she has appeared in Hamlet, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Man Equals Man and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Lambert worked in several series for the BBC including "The Mackinnons," "Play for Today" and "Gangsters." Nancy Robinette is making her Globe debut. Her Off Broadway credits include Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Give Me Your Answer Do! and Finally Flannery. James Sutorius as been seen at the Globe in The Price, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2007 Best Actor, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle "Craig Noel" Award) and Lincolnesque (2006 Best Featured Actor, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle "Craig Noel" Award). On Broadway, he has appeared in The Farnsworth Invention, Conversations with My Father, The Changing Room, Hamlet and The Cherry Orchard.

TICKETS to The Savannah Disputation can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the box office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Performances begin on Sept. 26 and continue through Nov. 1. Ticket prices range from $29 to $62. Performance times: Previews: Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. Regular Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 29 years of age and under, seniors and groups of 10 or more.

LOCATION: The Old Globe is located in San Diego's Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. There are numerous free parking lots available throughout the park. Valet parking is also available ($10). For additional parking information visit www.BalboaPark.org.

The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is one of the country's leading professional regional theaters and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for 74 years. Under the direction of Executive Producer Louis G. Spisto, The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 productions of classic, contemporary and new works on its three Balboa Park stages: the 580-seat Old Globe Theatre, the 227-seat Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art's James S. Copley Auditorium (an interim second stage during construction of the new 250-seat Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre) and the 612-seat outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, home of its internationally renowned Shakespeare Festival. More than 250,000 people attend Globe productions annually and participate in the theater's education programs and outreach services. Numerous Broadway-bound premieres and revivals, such as The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, A Catered Affair, and the annual holiday musical, Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to enjoy highly successful runs in New York and at regional theaters across the country.

Mikel Sarah Lambert and Nancy Robinette

Nancy Robinette

James Sutorius

Nancy Robinette and Kimberly Parker Green

Nancy Robinette, Mikel Sarah Lambert, James Sutorius, and Kimberly Parker Green

Mikel Sarah Lambert

Mikel Sarah Lambert and Kimberly Parker Green

Mikel Sarah Lambert and Nancy Robinette

Nancy Robinette, Mikel Sarah Lambert, James Sutorius, and Kimberly Parker Green

Kimberly Parker Green and Nancy Robinette

Mikel Sarah Lambert and Kimberly Parker Green