Educating Rita

by Willy Russell

August 4-20

Educating Rita by Willy Russell is a comedic drama that focuses on the human condition. The play details a year in the lives of a 26-year-old, working-class hairdresser in Liverpool, England (Rita) and a middle-aged, university lecturer and failed poet (Frank). Rita enrolls in an English Literature course and is assigned Frank as her personal tutor. At first, it’s clear that they don’t appear to have much in common, but they soon discover new depths in themselves and each other. The show takes place in the early 1980s, but it’s just as relevant to today’s world. At the center of the play is a strong woman who is striving for something better in her life and – in doing so – she influences a depressed, functioning alcoholic to do the same. This award-winning play illustrates how anybody can improve their lot in life, even when the odds are stacked high against them.

Produced by Creative Ambitions Performance Studio

Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm; Sundays @ 2pm.

Please note this reflects a change from the previously published season programming.

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