2 Artists at the Top of Their ‘Endgame’
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of ‘King Lear,’ confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
All Stories About Samuel Beckett
In the Play Room With Andrei Belgrader
Though shy and reserved himself, he pushed his actors beyond self-consciousness to imaginative extremes and genuine discovery.
Winnie for the Win: How a Virtual ‘Happy Days’ Conveys Presence
Beckett’s play about a woman living moment to moment in a pile of dirt is a natural fit, and a great lesson, for our pandemic isolation.
‘Godot’ Hits Home in an East Texas Prison
Ad Hoc Beaumont’s Beckett staging speaks to inmates in a medium-security prison, and even involves a few.
By Playwrights Possessed, Namely Sam and Eugene
An O’Neill biography puts the drama centerstage, while a tantalizing compendium of Beckett-iana largely elides it.
Mouth Almighty: How Billie Whitelaw Helped Me Find Beckett and ‘Not I’
From mental discipline to neck strain, the Irish actress recalls what Beckett’s muse taught her about letting her mouth do all the work.
This Month in Theatre History
From Dame Maggie Smith’s birth to Samuel Beckett’s death, December was a month of entrances and exits.
Seattle Doesn't Have to Wait for Beckett Fest
What other playwright could bring together a city’s diverse theatre artists, from classical to avant-garde, lavish to bare-bones?
Keeping Beckett Company
At BAM and beyond, his plays propel the willing on a rueful search for meaning.
Theatre Bookshelf
Alfred Jarry, Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Judson Dance Theater, and more.
