Waiting for Godot
Signal Theatre

Jeff Nominated

"The world of Samuel Beckett's play is an existential void, inhumane and unreliable. Most directors and actors assume that its denizens know this already, which makes their actions insignificant


7/1/05 - 8/1/05

Thu-Sat 8p, Sun 3p


"The world of Samuel Beckett's play is an existential void, inhumane and unreliable. Most directors and actors assume that its denizens know this already, which makes their actions insignificant even to them. But under Ronan Marra's direction, the characters still seek order and continuity in the universe. Just as their frustration gives their struggle emotional urgency, so the intense physicality of this Signal Ensemble Theatre production generates a powerful momentum. Who would have thought that this extensively analyzed 20th-century drama could be rendered so immediate and engaging?" - Mary Shen Barnridge, Chicago Reader 1/20/06

Author
Samuel Beckett

Director
Ronan Marra

Performers
Christopher Prentice, Joseph Stearns, Aaron Snook, Benton Reynolds, Charles Schoenerr

Production
Set: Nancy Freeman, costumes: Laura M. Dana, lighting: Julie E. Ballard, violence: David Blixt, props: Lara Maerz, stage manager: ensemble members Anthony Ingram and Stephanie Ehemann

Tags: Theater, Old Europe, 2005