Lamb’s opens its 2021-2022 return season with a tour de force!

LA BELLE D’AMHERST

Cynthia Gerber as Emily Dickinson
Written by William Luce
Directed by Robert Smyth

The Lamb’s Players Theater announces the opening of its comeback season with LA BELLE D’AMHERST, the fascinating, humorous and moving look at Emily Dickinson, America’s most influential poet.

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“Emily Dickinson was a woman decades ahead of her time. This vibrant and forgotten piece has surprising relevance to today… and is a perfect vehicle for Cynthia’s talent, ”said director Robert Smyth.

Veteran member of the LAMB ensemble Cynthia gerber is Emily dickinson
LAMB’S Artistic Director of Production Robert smyth directed

Scenic and light designs by Mike Buckley
Michael McKeon screenings
Costume by Jemima Dutra
Sound design by Deborah Gilmour Smyth
Accessories by Rachael Hengst

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October 2 – November 14
Wed 2 & 7 / Thu 7 / Fri 7 / Sat 4 & 8 / Sun 2

Lamb Players Theater
1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado

Tickets range from $ 24 to $ 74, depending on the seating section and the day of the week.

Discounts available for seniors (66+) and veterans.
Half-price tickets are available for youth (5 to 17 years old), young adults (18 to 34 years old) and military members on active duty.

With the exception of the 18 months the theater was closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, LAMB’S has presented a calendar year season all year round since opening its first resident stage in 1978, an intimate theater round in National City. The company spent 17 seasons there, steadily building a growing following across the county. LAMB’S became the third largest theater company in the region (after the Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse) after its resident theater moved to Coronado’s iconic Spreckels Building in 1994.

Cynthia Gerber’s first performance with LAMB’S took place in 1988 in THE BOOK OF THE DUN COW. A seasoned member of the theater ensemble, she is one of the “5”, the five performers who have appeared in over 90 stage productions with LAMB’S.

Robert Smyth joined Lamb’s Players in 1976 to begin the group’s residency theater work and became the organization’s artistic director in 1985.

More information and tickets are available online at www.lambsplayers.org or via the LAMB’S ticket office – 619-437-6000 (Tuesday to Saturday, from noon to 7 p.m.).

LAMB COVID HEALTH POLICY

Lamb’s Players Theater cares about the health and safety of our customers, staff and production companies.

To help ensure safety and well-being in today’s pandemic environment, all of our theater staff, cast and crew are fully vaccinated. All the teams of bailiffs must also be fully vaccinated.

In order to reopen, the Lamb’s Players Theater follows protocol established by Actors Equity and County medical officials, and aligns with the Broadway League and our fellow professional nonprofit theaters in the area. All members of the public aged 12 and over must have full proof of vaccination with 1) a physical COVID-19 vaccination record card issued at the time of vaccination, or 2) a photograph of the client’s vaccination card , or 3) a vaccination record. All vaccinated residents of California can request a digital registration here: https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov

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Unvaccinated guests and children aged 5 to 11 must have proof of a negative PCR test within the last 72 hours. You can find free test sites all over San Diego County. Here is a link to the San Diego County test sites: HERE

All clients are required to wear masks at all times inside the theater building. (LAMB’S will provide a mask if necessary)

If you have tickets and choose not to come because you are not yet comfortable returning to the indoor shows, or if you do not wish to follow the required health protocol, call the LAMB’S box office (619.437. 6,000 from Wednesday to Saturday noon at 6 a.m.) before your performance date and we will bank the value of your tickets to your account for use at a later date.

LAMB’S is grateful for grants from the Conrad Prebys Foundation and the County of San Diego which make it possible to upgrade theater HVAC units, increase airflow, and upgrade air filtration MERV 13.

If you have a fever, sniffles, or cough, don’t come to the theater. Call or email LAMB’S Box Office 619.437.600 (Wed-Sat noon to 5) or [email protected] and we’ll reschedule you.

The theater opens its doors 30 minutes before the performance. Please note: all evening performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays now start at 7:00 p.m.

We strongly suggest that guests arrive early to find parking and enjoy a meal or refreshments at one of the many Coronado establishments nearby. No food or drink, other than water, is currently allowed in the theater building.

THE BELLE OF AMHERST, LAMB’S GOSPEL CABARET and LAMB’S FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS each last 100 minutes and are played without an intermission.