Getting Married - MST – Rice Village

Getting Married
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Claire Hart-Palumbo
Nov. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
MST – Rice Village

Shaw subtitled this 1908 play A Conversation. Set in the kitchen of the residence of the Bishop of Chelsea on the
morning of his sixth (and last) daughter’s wedding, the action of the play begins as the family and a good number
of the neighbors gather for the preparations. When the bride-to-be announces she has no intention of marrying –
now or ever – she sparks a vociferous and lively discussion of the pros and cons of matrimony. When the
bridegroom enters with a similar sentiment, it is revealed that both have been sent informational pamphlets about
the truths and legalities of marriage. Shaw’s sparkling wit and dazzling language give way to a hysterical
sociological experiment leaving everyone to ask, “Will they or won’t they, should they or shouldn’t they say, ‘I
do!’”

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