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A DECIDEDLY unromantic COMEDY. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S Directed by JONATHAN MOSCONE 2014 SEASON 40TH ANNIVERSARY Pygmalion_cover+color-RK.indd 1 7/14/14 11:42 AM “ I chose City National for its proven wealth management strategies.” I wanted to free up more time to do the things I enjoy doing, and I needed somebody to take responsibility for my individual assets. I chose City National because I’ve been investing with them for 15 years and they’ve proven their ability to do well in these challenging times. City National is The way up® for me and my business. Sy Kaufman Founder of Crosslink Capital, Semi-Retired Hear Sy’s complete story at cnb.com/Proven. Experience the City National Difference.SM Call (866) 618-5242 or visit cnb.com to find a Wealth Management advisor near you. City National Wealth Management CNB MEMBER FDIC Non-deposit Investment Products: n are not FDIC insured n are not Bank guaranteed n may lose value Past performance is not an indication of future results. 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Perhaps it’s the over- experience those moments of sheer delight that only whelming responsibility I feel towards the character live theater can provide—the magical moment when of Eliza Doolittle. Even as I write her last name, I Ariel became free and “fl ew” off the stage of the Bruns am struck how Shaw embeds some criticism of her at the end of Jonathan Moscone’s beautiful production and her class, as he sets up the moralizing preacher of The Tempest, or the moment when the two Dromios, husband of Candida (“Morrell”); Candida herself is both played by the amazing Danny Scheie, fi nally meet named for her plain spoken truth. in Aaron Posner’s madcap Comedy of Errors. But the subversive Shaw sets up the audience’s ex- But beyond the joy, some of the most profound and pectations, only to reveal the ambiguities of identity thoughtful conversations we’ve had have been prompt- that pierce through the classifi cations assigned by ed by plays we’ve seen together—from the poignant society in order to keep everyone in their place. themes of love and loss in last season’s Romeo and Juliet and Winter’s Tale to more recent conversations But not true for Eliza. She hears her name. And she about home and family prompted by Raisin in the Sun. doesn’t stand for it. She does a lot, not a little, to And I have been continually struck by how even at a change her fate. At fi rst, her hunger is aspirational young age, Pippa developed empathy for characters to transcend her class and become “a lady.” At end, whose lives seemed so different from her own. the aspiration gives way to a consciousness of the ambiguity of her identity, and in her magnifi cently Hence, part of what makes working at Cal Shakes penned argument with Henry Higgins in the fi nal so personally fulfi lling is our deep commitment to scene, she actualizes towards a character from an educating children. As you’ll read more on page 14, Ibsen play. Like Nora, she must leave and must not Artistic Learning (AL), our education wing, is working know where she is going. Unlike Nora, however, to increase access to the arts and arts education for she is armed with words, heart, and, most of all, a children from throughout the Bay Area. Through AL, ferocious fi ght in her. thousands of kids will have access to the joy of live theater, learn to tap into their own sense of empathy, I gave away the ending, I know. But since many of and become more human—from the hundreds of kids us may see Pygmalion through the lens of My Fair who participate in our Summer Shakespeare Conser- Lady (in which Eliza not only only doesn’t leave but vatories; to the thousands of students who will attend must smile through Higgins’ ending request: “Where Student Discovery Matinees this season; to the 1,400 the devil are my slippers?”), I wanted those of you students who participate in our classroom residencies. who read this before seeing the show to watch how This work is only possible because of the generosity of Shaw charts Eliza’s journey towards a different, far many of you here in the audience. less aspirational, and beautifully ambiguous ending. Or beginning. So on behalf of my child, and the thousands of others whose work Cal Shakes touches, I thank you. Jonathan Moscone Susie Falk encoreartsprograms.com 3 August 2014 Volume 23, No. 3 Archer Norris Paul Heppner congratulates Cal Shakes Publisher for its inspiring work. 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