THEATER | ‘Pygmalion Once and Again!’ | Choice Events

Even though the ongoing pandemic has our capability to see are living theater nonetheless on keep for now, Classics Theatre of Rochester has joined the a lot of other troupes and organizations who have manufactured their displays readily available to stream online. This month you can catch CTR’s “Pygmalion Once and Again!” which is truly two exhibits in one, and also a advantage for the Multi-use Neighborhood Cultural Heart (The MuCCC). Local group theater greats James Landers and Roger Gans have directed two versions of the George Bernard Shaw common, “Pygmalion,” which comes from the Greek myth about a sculptor who fell in enjoy with one of his creations, who comes to life (and is the foundation for the common Hepburn flick “My Fair Lady”).

Proving that longing, want, and enjoy are legitimate at each individual age, “Pygmalion Once!” is created with actors about the age Shaw would have picked for the engage in and is directed by Landers, while “Pygmalion Again!” is the exact show applying actors 10 to twenty many years older than would usually be forged for the show, and is directed by Gans.

You can check out both pre-recorded productions through the MuCCC web page all through the month of August. Tickets are $10, get you entry to both exhibits, and money raised positive aspects The MuCCC.

Rebecca Rafferty is CITY’s arts & enjoyment editor. She can be attained at [email protected].