The Oklahoma Christian University theater department will perform George Bernard Shaw’s interpretation of the mythological story of Pygmalion, the sculptor who fell in love with his own statue.
Shaw’s version of “Pygmalion” follows Professor Henry Higgins on his quest to transform Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a duchess. Contrary to Higgins’s original intentions, Doolittle learns to think more as an individual than as someone’s creation.
“[Pygmalion] is a comedy of manners,” Director Phil Reagan said. “It’s about how, by simply changing the way a person speaks, they can completely change their whole personality, the way they see themselves, the way the world sees them.”
Shaw employs comedy to convey serious themes about human nature in his production. Reagan said he hopes the comedy of the story will not overshadow the deeper meaning of the plot.
“Our key point in the show is to give [the audience] something that will entertain them and something that they will laugh about,” Reagan said. “But, also we hope that they will take something away from it.”
Performances will take place for two weekends, Feb. 20-21 and Feb. 27-28. All four shows will begin at 8 p.m. in Judd Theater.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Box Office or online.
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