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- EIN 57-1146474
- 4891 Pacific Hwy Ste 115 San Diego CA 92110-4026 USA
- www.cygnettheatre.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Theater
Mission: Believing in the power of theatre to startle the soul, ignite, debate and embrace the diversity of the community in which it serves, the theatre is fearlessly committed to the dissection, examination and celebration of the human story through the medium of live theatre.
Programs: The theatre presents a year-round season of seven mainstage productions in the 246-seat old town theatre in san diego, california. Approximately 40,000 patrons attend one of these productions. Free matinees are also held. More than 830 students attend one of these free matinees. Cygnet also holds workshops in schools around san diego county. More than 870 students attend these free workshops. Storytelling on the green presented free, abridged classics, mainly by shakespeare, to students and other state park visitors six times a week, storytelling reached approximately 8,000 students and other park visitors. In 2016, cygnet launched a new military outreach initiative, cygnet serves. This program takes free touring productions and free theatre workshops to military bases and community centers as well as provides free tickets for military personnel, veterans and military families to attend a performance at cygnet.