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"Nothing is created out of nothing."
So states the theme of Waiting For
Godot, a play being presented by
Transactor's Theater Company starting
tonight at the ArtSchool. The company
is a resident affiliate of ArtSchool,
Center for Visual and Performing Arts,
and the play is about nothing.
Confused? Go see the play.
lts subtitle is a 'tragicomedy,' " says
director Mary Ruth. "But we're emphas
izing the comedy. The play's inherently
funny."
So what's it about, you ask. Well.. .it's
not about anything, really. Well, OK,
there are these two tramps, right?
Vladimir and Estragon. And they spend
two days waiting to see Godot. Who's
Godot? We don't know. Each day their
vigil is interrupted by Pozzo, the
landlord, with his slave, Lucky, on a
leash, and by Godot's child messenger
who comes out each day to say that
his master won't arrive until tomorrow.
Where is Godot? We don't know. Why
are the tramps waiting to see him? We
don't know. What do we know? Let
us get back to you on that.
Waiting For Godot was written by
Samuel Beckett and was first presented
in Paris in 1953. Since then it's become
a modern classic, puzzling and delight
ing audiences for 30 years. Despite the
critical acclaim it's received, no one has
been able to tag the play with a
description that fits it. As a result, it's
been called everything from a theatrical
Rorschach test designed to reflect the
viewer's personality to a Christian play.
Confused? Go see the play.
"It's about the human condition,"
explains Mark J. Miller, who plays
Vladimir. "Everyone waits for some
thing in life, and we're waiting for
Godot."
Waiting For Godot is very , much a
director's play. Its vague and unstruc
tured foundation can be brought to the
stage in many different ways. Despite
its existentialist nature, Ruth chose to
accent the comedy, feeling its satiric
flavor perfectly captured the humor of
the existentialist way of life.
"I don't think audiences will find the
ideas tragic anymore," says Ruth. "It
was revolutionary when it first came
out, but I don't think people of today
will find it that different."
Ruth also broke tradition by placing
two women in the previously all-male
cast, a change that neither she nor M iller
feels compromises the integrity of the
script.
"1 used two women and two men
because they were the best actors I could
find," Ruth says simply.
"1 think it's been wonderful,",echoes
Miller. "Using women has given us as
much dimension, maybe more, than if
we'd just used men."
Waiting For Godot has been a
favorite of English professors for years,
and many other plays have used it as
their springboard. One of its main
attributes is its loose, uninhibited
format. It doesn't attach itself to any
specific time or place; therefore, it's not
dated. It's universal, a seemingly simple
story that deals with nothing that's in
reality a complex peek at man's resil
ience and resourcefulness when faced
with unrealistic expectations.
As you may have guessed by now,
Waiting For Godot is not your average
play. It's a funny serious thought
provoking work about ... well, about
nothing. "You'll be sorry if you miss
it," warns Miller. Confused? Go see the
play.
Waiting for Godot will be performed
by Transactors Theater Company at 8
p.m. Oct. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and' 26, at
ArtSchool. Call 929-2896 for ticket
information.
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Last week was landmark period
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sell-out crowds at productions by
Play Makers Repertory Company,
the department of dramatic art and
U NC Lab Theater, the total audience
was over 4,100 people.
"This was a record for our depart
mental programs," said Milly Bar
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ment of dramatic art and executive
producer of PlayMakers. "We had
three theaters operating at the same
time to capacity audiences."
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ams performed by the department
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scheduled performances and a spe
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night. "Tennessee Williams is a very
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