Vista Sets the Stage for ‘Man of La Mancha’ at The Kate

The fanciful adventures of Don Quixote will unfold at The Kate in Old Saybrook as Vista Life Innovations presents Man of La Mancha May 19, 20 and 21.

Under the direction of Old Saybrook resident Pat Souney, this production features a unified cast and crew starring 10 performers from the shoreline theatre community alongside 16 students and members of Vista Life Innovations, a community-based program that supports the personal success of individuals with disabilities.

“Audiences will get totally involved in the story and will fall in love with this model of all-ability theatre,” said Souney, an award-winning director who has staged over 350 productions and established the Guilford High School Theatre Arts Program.

A Tony Award winning play-within-a-play, Man of La Mancha tells the stories of tax-collecting-playwright-novelist Miguel de Cervantes and his unlikely hero, Don Quixote de La Mancha.

After being thrown into prison during the Spanish Inquisition, Cervantes enlists the help of fellow prisoners to enact the adventures of his "mad knight," who seeks to restore the age of chivalry.

The stakes are high for Cervantes as he tries to save his yet-to-be-discovered novel from the other prisoners, and everything hinges on the success of his storytelling experiment.

Funded in part by the Community Foundation of Middlesex County/River View Cemetery Fund, Man of La Mancha will run May 19 and 20 at 7 p.m., and May 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on The Kate’s website at www.katharinehepburntheater.or... or by calling the Box Office at 877-503-1286.