The Playboy of the Western World (satiric comedy)
By John M. Synge
Director: Virginia Reed
May 27 – June 18
May 27, 28 and June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17
and 18
Thur-Sat 8:00; Sun 2:00
$20 gen; $18 seniors and students
The grand Irish poet-playwright spins a wild and woolly account of rural milquetoast Christy Mahon, who becomes a local hero when he first confesses and then starts boasting how he just murdered his father by clobbering him on the head with a shovel. This hilarious indictment of our propensity for romanticizing rogues and villains continues to resonate in an era when rappers must be gangstas in order to be “authentic,” and Synge spins endless variations on the theme. Meet country spitfire Pegeen Mike. Watch her vie with the vampish Widow Quinn for Christy’s favors, while fending off the local lotharios with nimble aplomb. Synge’s exuberant extravagance and sheer love of language embrace the glory of life itself.
Review:
Intimate setting makes 'Playboy' a funny romp, Marin Independent Journal, June 2, 2005, By Charles Brousse: ... I, along with my fellow observers, watched the proceedings in rapt silence and many rose to express their enthusiasm after the final blackout.... Read the full review...
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