Calpurnia's Dream, Ltd
Dedicated to bringing excellent affordable theatre to the South Sound
Endgame
I first became haunted by Samuel Beckett's Endgame when I found a copy of the play on my stepfather's bookcase when I was still very young. On the black and white cover was a seated figure covered by a blood-stained kerchief, topped with a short, crown-shaped hat. What's not to be haunted by?
The question I asked was: why would someone write a play with someone like this as a character? I tried to read it, but couldn't get past the first page. I promised myself I would try to one day understand it. Little did I know I had picked up one of the most challenging plays of the 20th century, or that I would come to love Beckett's unique and powerful masterpiece.
Endgame is a play that requires an audience that loves the modern theatre. For me, the chord-strike of Endgame sounded loudly. And though not all of us love Beckett, if you know anything about 20th century theatre you at least know the bugger's name and the title of his much celebrated first play Waiting for Godot. Here is an opportunity to satisfy some of your Beckett curiosity at the hands of some of the South Sound's finest theatre talent.
Peter Kappler
Artistic Director
KXOT INTERVIEW & BITE OF BECKETT
KXOT PRESENTS
Dominic Black of KXOT interviews Peter Kappler about Endgame. Follow the link below to listen:
Arts Walk Planner
Bite of Beckett
Some people enjoy seeing full-length plays at Arts Walk, but many want to wander around and sample everything. Well, turns out that doesn't mean we can't enjoy theater. "Come and Go," a 10-minute play by Samuel Beckett, is playing at The Midnight Sun Performance Space. The play is a production of Calpurnia's Dream Ltd., which is opening another Beckett play, "Endgame," on Oct. 9.
-The Olympian, Oct. 2, 2008
Olympia Theatre
Olympia is an arts town and it's alive with theatre. On any given weekend one can go see a play, and on many of those weekends one is forced to choose between several. From its newer intimate groups such as Prodigal Sun, Theatre Artists Olympia, and Olympia Family Theatre to old guard of Olympia Little Theater, to Harlequin Productions and Capital Playhouse--not to mention the Washington Center for the Performing Arts--there really is something for everyone. Many of us who are active in the theatre enjoy performing for and supporting one another. Samuel Beckett's Endgame is a small feast for Olympia's Theatre patrons and players alike. It is considered by some to be the play of the 20th century and was Beckett's own personal favorite.
