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“One of the classic comedies of the early 20th-century, George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara still speaks to us today because of its universal concerns,” said Professor of Theatre and Dance and Director of General Education Steven Reynolds.
Directed by Professor of Theatre and Dance and Chair of the Department Corwin Georges, Major Barbara tells the story of Andrew Undershaft, an armaments manufacturer who abhors poverty, and his estranged daughter Barbara, a young woman who shows her love of the poor by working for the Salvation Army. The play tackles the question of the best way to help a person trapped in poverty, a problem that both Barbara and her father have very different viewpoints on. This makes for a highly amusing and ultimately timeless production.
Major Barbara is described as full of lively comedy and sparkling debate, testing the boundaries between religion, wealth and power, as well as benevolence and equality, and the metaphors and realities of war, according to Kat Kalinoski, class of 2008 from Granville, Ohio, who plays the title role of Barbara Undershaft.
The rest of the cast of Major Barbara are Shannon Anderson Lewis, class of 2008 from West Liberty, Ohio, Parker Neff, class of 2011 from Prospect, Ky., Nicole Savage, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, Allie Persinger, class of 2010 from Washington Court House, Ohio, Andy Nash, class of 2009 from University Heights, Ohio, Ryan Hester, class of 2010 from Springfield, Ohio, Evan Smith, class of 2009 from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Roxie Patton, class of 2008 from Wellston, Ohio, Payden Frank, class of 2010 from Groveport, Ohio, Kaleigh Lockhart, class of 2008 from Florence, S.C., Robert Navarre, class of 2008 from Norcross, Ga., David Kabbes, class of 2009 from Springfield, Ohio, Amanda Rollins, class of 2008 from La Crescenta, Calif., and Nick Vukasovich, class of 2008 from Birmingham, Mich. Set and lights were designed by Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Jimmy Humphries, and costumes were designed by Technical Assistant for Theatre and Dance Debbie Henderson.
Tickets are $4 and are available at the Benham-Pence Student Center at (937) 327-7443.
Written By: Rachel Morgan '08
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