Sunday, January 22, 2017

Endgame Notes


ENDGAME
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Gordon Edelstein 

"Explores the biggest question we all face—can love, family, or belief truly give meaning to our lives?"
  • originally written in French
  • Hamm – cannot stand, blind
  • Clov – Hamm's servant; can't sit. Taken in by Hamm as a kid.
  • Nagg – Hamm's dad, has no legs and lives in a dustbin. (huh)
  • Nell – Hamm's mom, has no legs and lives in a dustbin next to Hamm's dad. ?
  • Title after the last point of a chess game
  • Hamm is rude/mean/annoying I am unsure? Ends up alone in a world where everyone else is gone/dead.
Themes; Loneliness, desperation, friendship/family, relationships

Abstract theater, small cast, strong ensemble 

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