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Wesleyan High School Theatre Presents Pygmalion
Last week in the Powell Theatre, the Wolf Players of Wesleyan High School presented Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion.
As an encore after the Georgia High School Associations One-Act Play Competition, the 's high school theatre department presented a full length version of George Bernard Shaw’s well-known play Pygmalion.
Directed by Steve Broyles this play is quite an accomplishment for a high school to produce. Broyles said that “The students loved it. They realized that it is both funny and poignant at times. They discovered things about the play that they didn’t know were there.”
Broyles also mentioned that one of the English classes is reading the play and finding it quite relevant and interesting even though it’s over 100 years old.
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For the One-Act Competition, the play had to be cut quite a bit to fit it into the 55 minute time requirement. The whole production has to go from an empty stage, performance of the play and then back to an empty stage all within 55 minutes in order not to be penalized. Whew!
The Pygmalion cast was very energetic, on cue and seemed to know their lines extremely well. Special kudos to two actors, Ricky Yoder (Henry Higgins) and Nathan Grice (Alfred Doolittle) for a job very well done.
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The entire cast of the play in order of appearance is: Hannah Binion (Clara Eynsford Hill), Challee Johnson (Mrs. Eynsford Hill), Jay Bell (Bystander/Taximan/Party Host), Andrew Sabonis-Chafee (Freddy Eynsford Hill/Footman), Kate Lackey (Eliza Doolittle), Russell Matherly (Colonel Pickering), Rickey Yoder (Henry Higgins), Pete Eigel (Sarcastic Bystander/Nepommuck), Chandler Darnall (Mrs. Pearce), Nathan Grice (Alfred Doolittle), Shelby Masters (Mrs. Higgins), Christina Austin (Parlormaid), Elizabeth Driver (Party Hostess).
The set design was creative and interesting. There was an upper and lower level. The drawing room of Henry Higgins home was on the main stage level, the other scenes were played on a level above that except for the ballroom scene which included both levels. There was a curved staircase that could be rolled to a place inside of Higgins home or downstage for the ballroom scene.
Thanks to the Wesleyan Wolf players for bringing this classic play Pygmalion to the community for all of us to enjoy.