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North by Northwest and More Coming to San Diego's Old Globe

Emma Rice’s adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film is among the titles on tap for the new season.

| San Diego |

August 29, 2025

Katy Owen and Ewan Wardrop in North by Northwest. Credit Steve Tanner — Katy Owen and Ewan Wardrop in *North by Northwest*
(© Steve Tanner)

San Diego’s Old Globe has announced its full 2025-26 season.

As previously announced, Katie Holmes (Dawson’s Creek, Our Town) will lead a new production of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, translated by Erin Cressida Wilson and directed by Barry Edelstein. It runs February 7-March 8.

Also on tap are August Wilson’s Fences, directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg (April 4-May 3), Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi (May 15-June 14), and Emma Rice’s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s film North by Northwest (July 3-August 2).

In addition, Fiasco Theater Company will present Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey’s Bartelby (February 20-March 15), Amy Berryman’s Alien Girls (April 18-May 10), The Hombres by Tony Meneses (May 30-June 21), Cyrano by Jason O’Connell and Brenda Withers (July 18-August 9), and Topdog/Underdog (September 25-October 18).

Full details about each production will be revealed at a later date.