Educating Rita
By Willy Russell
October 27 - November 14, 2010
British playwright Willy Russell's hit, Educating Rita, like his blockbuster, Shirley Valentine, is a perennial theatrical gem that refuses to wane in popularity. Winner of the Best Comedy Award in London's West End, and made into a mega hit movie starring Julie Walters and Michael Caine, Educating Rita is a winner. Rita crashes into Dr. Frank Bryant's life wanting an education, although she has no idea what it is that she's asking. Her brash sincerity earns the respect of the doctor who has previously resigned himself to a life of empty lectures and booze. Rita's character is a breath of fresh air for Bryant and he begins to care about someone, or something for that matter, for the first time since his wife left him. As each begins to wake up to life in their own way, the story comes to a close as an inspiring tale of self discovery and of the power choice that comes through education.
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