Topdog/Underdog at The Old Globe — Car Service from San Diego
Sep 25 – Oct 18, 2026 · the Pulitzer Prize winner · evening performances plus weekend matinees at the Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre. Skip the Balboa Park parking scramble and the dark walk to the lot after curtain.
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Flat round trip: $100 BMW i7 (2) / $120 Rivian R1S (up to 4) / $140 Escalade IQ-L (up to 5) · limited early/late slots per vehicle · (858) 522-0264
TL;DR
Topdog/Underdog, the Pulitzer Prize winner, plays The Old Globe's Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre in Balboa Park, Sep 25 – Oct 18, 2026, with evening performances plus weekend matinees across the run. Balboa Park parking is free but fills early on performance nights, and after curtain you face a dark walk back across the park to the lot. EGT flat round trip from anywhere in metro San Diego: $100 BMW i7 (2, $50/seat) · $120 Rivian R1S (up to 4, $30/seat) · $140 Escalade IQ-L (up to 5, $28/seat) — curb drop near the Globe complex entrance, driver staged nearby, rolls when you walk out. Each vehicle runs two round trips per night (early drop + late drop); the late-drop party gets a late pickup about 30-45 minutes after curtain. Limited early/late slots per vehicle — tell us which performance and book early. Call (858) 522-0264.
A night at The Old Globe — what actually happens
The Old Globe sits in the heart of Balboa Park, and Topdog/Underdog plays the indoor Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, an intimate house in the Globe complex. The setting is gorgeous, but the logistics are real: Balboa Park parking is free, which means the closest lots fill early on performance nights and overflow pushes you to distant spots deep in the park.
When the show ends, you're walking back across a dark park to wherever you finally found a space, then everyone funnels toward the same exits and the Sixth Avenue and Park Boulevard arteries at once. EGT drops you near the Globe complex entrance, stages the driver close by, and rolls when you text - no hunting for the car in the dark, no parking-lot crawl, no driving home after a glass of wine.
Why a car wins this run: no Balboa Park parking scramble, no dark walk to a far-flung lot, no post-show egress crawl, no surge pricing right when the house empties — and no one in your party has to skip a drink to drive home. The flat rate covers the whole night, both legs, with no hourly clock.
Run dates per The Old Globe (theoldglobe.org); confirm performance times on the official calendar. Checked .
Why book EGT instead of driving or rideshare
- No parking scramble: Balboa Park's free lots fill early on performance nights and overflow sends you deep into the park — EGT drops you at the door.
- No dark walk to the lot: after curtain you skip the long walk across the park; your driver is staged near the entrance.
- No surge: rideshare spikes the moment a show lets out; EGT's rate is published and flat for every rider.
- Sober ride home: enjoy the show and a drink — your named driver handles the round trip.
- Group value: for five riders the Escalade IQ-L is just $20 per seat, round trip, door to door.
Reserve your ride — Topdog/Underdog (Sep 25–Oct 18)
Pick your vehicle and performance, and EGT calls you back to confirm — limited early/late slots per vehicle, confirmed in the order requests arrive. Prefer to skip the form? Call (858) 522-0264 or text us — an owner answers.
Limited early/late slots per vehicle — book early
$100 BMW i7 (2) / $120 Rivian R1S (up to 4) / $140 Escalade IQ-L (up to 5), flat, round trip. Each vehicle runs an early drop and a late drop; late-drop riders get a pickup ~30-45 min after curtain. When slots are full it's a cancellation list.
Call (858) 522-0264Date already sold out? Sold out means that date, not the calendar — and cancellations do happen. Join the cancellation list and we call you first when a vehicle frees up. Every EGT sell-out is logged, dated, on the public sell-out record — that is why booking the next date early is the move. Call or text (858) 522-0264.