Beckett in Benghazi

Company: Less Than Rent
Written by: Ben Diserens
Directed by: James Presson

Only days away from opening downtown in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, a beleaguered theatre troupe gets sucked into the furor of the debate over the US of A’s occupation of the Middle East.
Only days away from opening downtown in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, a beleaguered theatre troupe gets sucked into the furor of the debate over the US of A’s occupation of the Middle East. As their director whimsically shifts gears on the whole production, they are forced to confront big issues, political and personal, and ask big questions: Where does imperialism fit into the 21st century? How do we distinguish between sacred traditions and antiquated infringements of human rights? And when do we break for lunch? An irreverent satire of ideological, metaphysical, and theatrocological stagnation.

Beckett in Benghazi is made possible in part with public funds administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, including Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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