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    EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell

    EDUCATING RITA by Willy Russell

    Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Boston University Theatre, Mainstage

    March 11-April 10, 2011

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    In Educating Rita, Rita, a brash, young hairdresser with a free spirit, is hungry to improve her lot in life. When she enrolls at the local university, she discovers a passion for literature and turns her boozy and burnt-out professor's life upside down in this award-winning comedy by Willy Russell (SHIRLEY VALENTINE, BLOOD BROTHERS).

    "A truly great play! Willy Russell is a writer of genuine nobility of spirit, with a rare gift for empathy, observation, and sheer humanity." — London Telegraph

    “Re-discovering Educating Rita was a delight. I found the play as intelligent, surprising, and funny as ever — its warmth and sense of self-discovery radiates. In a city celebrated for its centers of learning, I expect the play to pop with particular meaning.” — Peter DuBois


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      • Venue Info

        Boston University Theatre, Mainstage

        264 Huntington Avenue
        Boston, MA 02115

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $25-$89, $25 "35 Below" tickets for patrons 35 years and younger (valid I.D. required), $5 senior and military discounts, $10 Subscriber and B.U. Community discounts, $20 back row of the balcony (limited availability), $15 student rush seats (available two hours before curtain time for each performance)

        Info Phone: 617 266-0800

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        Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        March 11-April 10, 2011

        Times:

        Fri. 3/11 @ 8pm
        Sat. 3/12 @ 8pm
        Sun. 3/13 @ 7pm
        Tues. 3/15 @ 7:30pm
        Wed. 3/16 @ 7pm - Opening Night
        Thurs. 3/17* @ 7:30pm
        Fri. 3/18 @ 8pm
        Sat. 3/19 @ 2pm & 8pm
        Sun. 3/20 @ 2pm & 7pm
        Tues. 3/22 @ 7:30pm
        Wed. 3/23 @ 7:30pm
        Thurs. 3/24 @ 7:30pm
        Fri. 3/25 @ 8pm
        Sat. 3/26 @ 2pm & 8pm
        Sun. 3/27* @ 2pm
        Tues. 3/29 @ 7:30pm
        Wed. 3/30 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
        Thurs. 3/31* @ 7:30pm
        Fri. 4/1 @ 8pm
        Sat. 4/2 @ 2pm & 8pm
        Sun. 4/3 @ 2pm Tues. 4/5 @ 7:30pm
        Wed. 4/6* @ 2pm & 7:30pm
        Thurs. 4/7 @ 7:30pm
        Fri. 4/8 @ 8pm
        Sat. 4/9 @ 2pm & 8pm
        Sun. 4/10 @ 2pm.
         

        *Related Special Event - FREE with the purchase of a ticket to any performance: Thurs. 3/17 - Out & About Club: G.L.B.T. audience members are invited to a post-show party at the theatre. Sun. 3/27 - Humanities Forum: A lively post-performance session on the historical and literary context of the show. Thurs. 3/31 & Wed. 4/6 - Actors Forum: Participating members of the cast take questions after the performance.

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