WAR GAMES: UH’S ‘ARMS AND
THE MAN’ OFFERS COMIC VIEW OF BATTLEFIELD GLORY
Despite Hurricane Rita forcing the University of Houston’s
School of Theatre to postpone its season opener, the show must…and
will…go on.
Originally scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, the UH premiere of George
Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” is now scheduled
for 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 in the Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre.
The play tells the story of Raina, a Bulgarian woman married to
a hero in 1885’s Serbo-Bulgarian War. When a Swiss soldier
fighting for Serbia bursts into her home begging for sanctuary,
her passionate attitudes toward war are turned upside down.
“Shaw balances the romanticism of both war and love,”
said Jim Johnson, the play’s director and assistant professor
of voice, speech and dialects. “There’s a marvelous
blend of commentary and comedy. Shaw’s attitudes toward war
are very apparent, but the dialogue is never preachy. For every
message, there’s also a punchline.”
“Arms and the Man” debuted in 1894 and has maintained
a constant presence on the theater circuit. Johnson attributes the
show’s timeless appeal to Shaw’s sharp writing and comic
wit.
“His material is so well written, there’s never been
a need to update this play or change any aspect of it,” Johnson
said.
General admission tickets are $15; $12 for UH faculty, staff and
alumni; $10 for seniors or groups of 10 or more, and $7 for students.
Ticket information can be obtained by calling the Wortham Theatre
box office at
(713) 743-2929. For more information about the UH School of Theatre,
visit the Web site http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/home.html.
WHAT: |
“Arms and the Man” |
WHEN: |
8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 – Saturday, Oct. 8
2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9
8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14 – Saturday, Oct. 15 |
WHERE: |
University of Houston
School of Theatre, 133 Wortham
Houston, TX 77204-4016 |
WHO: |
University of Houston School of Theatre |
For more information about UH visit
the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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