From: Denise Blum [mailto:deniseblum@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 7:20 AM
Subject: OPENING TONIGHT!
The Comedy Playhouse
"Come for the fun of it!"
"I'm a good girl, I am!"
Pygmalion by G. Bernard Shaw
Directed by Denise Blum
Liza Doolittle, a poor flower girl, understands that if 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.
In 1956, six years after Shaw's death, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe adapted Pygmalion into the well-known musical play My Fair Lady.
The Comedy Playhouse is proud to present the cast of Pygmalion: Nicolette Shaffer, Greg Camper, Michael Candela, Hilary Pursehouse, Dea Young-Smith/Denise Blum, Bruce Bieszki, MaryLou Duckworth, Hannah Candela, and Skyler Stokes.
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
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