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Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:18 PM
Subject: The Comedy Playhouse May 2014 Newsletter
The Comedy of Poetry
Robert Burns
&
Rudyard Kipling
Opens May 9th
The Comedy Playhouse introduces a new series on May 9th, The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling.
Considered the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns was born in 1759. Her began writing poems in 1775. He drifted from job to job, but continued writing. In 1786, he released a collection of his poems, which proved to be an instant success. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland
Burns' poems are both romatic and comedic. Among his best known poems are To A Mouse, Tam O'Shanter, A Red, Red Rose and My Heart's in the Highlands.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 in Bombay India. When he was five years old his family relocated to England. He returned to India when he was sixteen, and continued to visit India throughout the rest of his life.
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in England, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His best known works of fiction include The Jungle Book, Just So Stories and Kim.
Rudyard Kipling is considered to be the finest descriptor of what it was like to live in the British Empire. Kipling won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907. He was offered the position of Poet Laureate but turned it down. He is best known poems are The Road to Manderlay, Gunga Din, and If-.
Appearing in The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling are Drew, Kallen, Paul Hammack, Joan O'Dwyer and Bruce Bieszki.
Admission to The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling is $12, with discounts available.
The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling continues through May 17th. Performances of The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm. (Only ONE Matinee)
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Comedy of Poetry, Robert Burns & Rudyard Kipling is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
"I'm a good girl, I am!"
Pygmalion
by
G. Bernard Shaw
Opens May 23
Liza Doolittle, a poor flower girl, understands that it she wants to improve her position in life, she must improve the way she speaks. She calls on Professor Henry Higgins to arrange for speech lessons. Higgins, intrigued by the prospect of teaching her, makes a bet with his associate that he can pass her off as a lady at the ambassador's garden party in six months time.
Thus, the table is set for one of the greatest plays ever written. George Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalion in 1912 and based it on the Greek mythological story of the sculptor Pygmalion and the statue he carves, Galatea. Pygmalion so loved his statue that it came to life.
That's where the similarity to the Greek story ends. Liza and Higgins certainly don't fall in love. Liza not only learns to speak properly, she learns that can live an independent, productive life well above her humble beginnings. Shaw's Pygmalion is a sharp lampoon of British social classes and the beginning of woman's rights.
Pygmalion stars Nicolette Shaffer, Greg Camper, Cristin Phibbs and Bruce Bieszki.
Pygmalion opens May 23rd and continues through June 29th. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm. Admission is $18.00 with discounts available for seniors and students.
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. Pygmalion is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
Coming July 4, 5 and 6…
The Comedy Genius
of
Ben Franklin
In the great tradition of American humor the title of "First American Humorist" rightfully belong to Ben Franklin.
Besides being one of the "Founding Fathers of the United States," Ben Franklin was a diplomat, inventor, scientist, postmaster, printer and statesman. As a printer he published Poor Richards Almanac under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders. In between the star charts and planting charts and other information in the almanac there was space to fill. so, Franklin wrote humorous essays.
Franklin developed a satirical style of writing that examined the political personal and social issues of the time. In this way his writing was accessible to even the barely literate and he was able to spread his thoughts to the general public.
The Comedy Genius of Ben Franklin stars Paul Hammack and Bruce Bieszki.
The Comedy Genius of Ben Franklin runs July 4, 5 and 6 only. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm. Admission is $12.00 with discounts available for seniors and students.
The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Prince Road. The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking. The Comedy Genius of Ben Franklin is appropriate for ages eight and up.
Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.
Remember to check the theater listings in the Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section, the current edition of the Tucson Weekly and The Curtain Going Up column in The Desert Leaf for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!
Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com
Email: bruceb1786@aol.com
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