Campus Arts

The Playboy of the Western World  


by John Millington Synge
July 17-August 16, 2008

The Charity Randall Theatre 
Directed by Andrew S. Paul 

In 1907, Playboy opened at the Abbey Theatre, sparking riots and altering theatrical history forever. What happened? Perhaps Synge’s story of Christopher Mahon, the lad who ‘slew his da,’ was too explicit in showing the sexual interest aroused in the Mayo women by the young Playboy. Or perhaps it was the wholly unacceptable spectacle of a man who had murdered his father being worshipped as a hero that angered the audience. Whatever the case, the sense of power and danger in this play, its unstable mixture of comedy and tragedy, of the lyrical and the grotesque, make it perhaps the greatest classic of the Irish National Theatre. PICT is pleased to bring you Playboy, directed by Andrew S. Paul, in all its harrowing, hair-raising, and howlingly hilarious glory as the centerpiece of Synge Cycle. 

Students under 25 with valid ID $17

Single Tickets:  Friday & Saturday $47, Weekdays & Matinees $41

Thursday & Friday Previews $33, Subscribers save 20% or more!

For tickets: 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org.