FOR RELEASE: September 27, 2006
Contact: Veronica Corpuz, 412-471-6082 / corpuz@pgharts.org
Pittsburgh among only eight cities to host The Gate Theatre of Dublin in Samuel Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT
October 18-22, 2006, at the Byham Theater
PITTSBURGH…The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to host The Gate Theatre’s production of Waiting for Godot as part of its 2006 fall Trust Presents series, October 18-22, 2006, at the Byham Theater. Waiting for Godot features Stephen Brennan (Lucky), Barry McGovern (Vladimir), Johnny Murphy (Estragon) and Alan Stanford (Pozzo). Tickets ($15.50-$50.50) are available at the Box Office at Theater Square, online at www.pgharts.org, and via phone at (412) 456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets, please call (412) 471-6930. Performance times are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Celebrating the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust welcomes Ireland's world-renowned Gate Theatre in its Pittsburgh debut of the Nobel Prize winner’s great 20th-century masterpiece: Waiting for Godot. Traveling to only eight cities in the U.S., including New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Los Angeles, this Gate Theater production provides a landmark event for Pittsburgh audiences and a cultural milestone for the region. “The closest we will ever get to the perfect official Godot…a superb piece of work” (The Irish Times).
This production of Waiting for Godot was first produced in 1988 at the request of Samuel Beckett himself. It was he who recommended that Walter Asmus, who had been his assistant director on the famous Schiller Theatre production, direct; and that Louis le Brocquy, the world-renowned Irish artist, design.
The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 and has since become internationally renowned as one of the most adventurous playhouses in Europe. Under the current artistic directorship of Michael Colgan, the Gate continues to produce and present high quality new and classic drama from Ireland and Europe, both at home and abroad. In 1991, the Gate became the first theatre in the world to present a full retrospective of all 19 of Samuel Beckett’s stage plays. The Beckett Festival was a unique tribute to Beckett and his remarkable work. The Festival met with international and critical acclaim when it toured to the Lincoln Center, New York in 1996 and the Barbican Centre, London in 1999. The Gate has toured Waiting for Godot to many other cities including San Francisco, Chicago, Melbourne, Toronto, Seville, Beijing and Shanghai.
Irish playwright, critic and fiction writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) was one of the great literary pioneers of the 20th century. His bleak imaginary landscapes examined the incomprehensible reality of humanity through new dramatic and literary forms. Beckett tirelessly explored the human condition in his work and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969. Waiting for Godot, probably his best-known work, was written in French in 1949.
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The Pittsburgh Dance Council's Season Opening Performance!
Benedum Center, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, 8pm
"One of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world." -The New York Times
Direct from Ireland! A Pittsburgh debut!
A Trust Presents Event
Byham Theater, Oct. 18 - 22, 2006
"The closest we will ever get to the perfect official Godot.a superb piece of work." -The Irish Times
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