PYGMALION

“WE ARE ALL SAVAGES”

 

directed by JASON GERACE

DATES

JUNE 18th – JULY 16th, 2016

Thurs-Sat at 8pm  |  Sun at 7pm  |
PLUS Wed July 13th at 8pm

1st PREVIEW June 16th at 8pm
2nd PREVIEW June 17th at 8pm
(Community Appreciation night, free admission)
OPENING NIGHT Saturday, June 18th at 8pm

TICKETS

General admission $29 | Seniors $26 | Students $15
Children under 12 & dogs free
Previews: General admission $10

Questions: Call our Box office 708-445-4440

AUSTIN GARDENS

167 Forest Avenue
Oak Park IL 60301

Only 25 minutes from downtown Chicago!

OUR PLAY

Are our destinies to be defined by the way we are perceived, by middle class morality, or by our own sparks of divine fire? In honor of George Bernard Shaw’s 160th birthday, we present to you his immortal tale Pygmalion: a story of a phonetics professor who tutors a lower-class girl to speak proper English in order to pass for a “lady.” Shaw called Pygmalion a “romance.” Critics have called it “genius.” We call it the delicious, dialectic, diabolically smart first production of our 42nd season.

THE CAST

Henry Higgins – Kevin Theis* +
Eliza Doolittle – Amanda Drinkall*
Alfred Doolittle – Brian Rooney
Colonel Pickering – Jack Hickey* +
Mrs. Higgins – Mary Michell* +
Mrs. Pearce – Belinda Bremner +
Freddy Enysford Hill – Kyle Curry
Clara Enysford Hill – Erica Bittner
Mrs. Enysford Hill – Lynda Shadrake
Bystander & Butler – Michael Pacas
London Citizens  – Dana Clouser, Shalyn Grow, Jennifer Mitchell

*denotes member of AEA
+denotes Oak park Festival Company Member

CHCIAGO TRIBUNE

“Drinkall’s assured and supple performance is one of the best reasons to see Oak Park Festival Theatre’s “Pygmalion,” though it is by no means the only one. Directed by Jason Gerace, the production delivers a solid and satisfying take on one of George Bernard Shaw’s most popular plays” – Kerry Reid. FULL REVIEW

CHICAGO READER

“This current revival, directed by Jason Gerace, emphasizes the darker elements in a witty meditation on class and sexual politics” – Jack Helbig FULL REVIEW

BOX OFFICE

708-445-4440

PERFORMANCE VENUE

AUSTIN GARDENS
167 Forest Avenue
Oak Park IL 60301
Only 25 minutes from downtown Chicago!

MAIN OFFICE

1024 N BLVD
Oak Park, IL 60303
708-445-4440

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