Looking for a Great Show? Here’s What February Has to Offer:

Obviously…Rhodes College

Fat Pig (February 20-21, 26-28, March 1)

The Orpheum Theatre:

N.B. Tickets for Celtic Woman (April 8-9) are currently on sale for $12.50-65

Playhouse on the Square:

The Light in the Piazza (January 30-March 1) Student tickets $20. Won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Score. Not your typical song-and-dance musical. A sentimental Valentine to the beauty of Italy and the magic of young love, Piazza tells the story of a mother and daughter traveling throughout Florence. Idealistic daughter Clara falls in love with dashing Fabrizio, and though they do not speak the same language, their romance is overwhelming and seemingly unstoppable. However, mother Margaret threatens to throw a wrench in their plans, as she holds a large secret in Clara’s past. Seasoned actress Carla McDonald’s portrayal of Margaret is not to be missed.

Circuit Playhouse:

History Boys (January 16-February 15) Student Tickets $20. Won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Featuring Rhodes talent under the direction of Rhodes professor Cookie Ewing, Boys is sure to be a highlight of the season. The show revolves around 8 young British boys’ preparation for university entrance exams, but is more than mere schoolboy fare. The show primarily exams the purpose of education but its scope goes far beyond recitations and lessons in the classroom as it also addresses homosexuality, rivalries, and other topics.

Theatre Memphis:

Cyrano de Bergerac (February 13-March 1). Student tickets $15. Cyrano has a way with words; he’s a poet. However, his large nose causes him great grief and insecurity, preventing him from openly confessing his love and devotion to the stunning Roxanne. Instead, he assists another man, Christian, in wooing Roxanne, feeding him beautiful poetry to pass off as his own in order to impress her. Sound familiar? Steve Martin flick Roxanne (1987) and James Franco film Whatever It Takes (2000) are based on this concept.

- Christina Iskander