'Educating Rita' Comes To Arvada Center

ARVADA, CO – Cheeky Liverpool hairdresser Rita White comes to the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities on October 5 for the opening show of the Black Box theater's 2018-2019 season.

"Educating Rita," a Pygmalion-based 1980 two-character play, stars Metro Denver favorites Emily Van Fleet (Rita) and John Hutton (Frank).

Rita, a working-class hairdresser, wants to learn. Frank, a failed poet and professor, wants to drink. Surprising and touching lessons are learned by both when the two are thrown together. The performance is directed by Lynne Collins.

John Hutton (Frank) is a very familiar actor to Colorado audiences having spent 23 years with the Denver Center Theatre Company. Other local credits include work with Colorado Shakespeare Festival, where he last appeared in 2016 and Curious Theatre Company.

Emily Van Fleet (Rita) has performed in nine Arvada Center productions, including "Sunday in the Park with George," "The Drowning Girls," "Bus Stop," "Tartuffe," and "Death Takes a Holiday." She will return to the Black Box stage when the Repertory Company opens its third season in February 2019.

Performance Dates run as follows:

Previews: Oct. 3 and 4, 2018 Tickets : $25
Performances: Oct. 5 – Nov. 11, 2018 Wed at 1:00 pm, Thurs – Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2:00 pm.
Opening night: Friday, October 5, 2018

There are also talk-back performances on selected nights.

To purchase tickets (starting at $45) call 720-898-7200 or go online https://arvadacenter.org/educating-rita .

The Arvada Center is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80003.

Image via Arvada Center

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