Arms and the Man

The Classical Theatre Company opens its 19th Season with the master of wit and language, George Bernard Shaw, and his hilarious farce, Arms and the Man. It is the first time since 20017’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession that CTC has produced a play by the playwright.

Arms and the Man follows Raina Petkoff and the idealistic view of war she holds until she shelters Captain Bluntschli, a practical Swiss mercenary who values survival over heroics. As misunderstandings and romantic entanglements unfold, the characters' illusions about love, courage, and social status are challenged by Bluntschli's realism. By the end, the play satirizes romantic ideals and shows that honesty, practicality, and genuine affection are more valuable than appearances and empty notions of glory.

Directed by John Johnston, who most recently directed the critically-acclaimed Othello for Classical Theatre Company.