November 2014 - Page 2 of 2 - Drama In The Hood

5 by Beckett

Alan Sydney / November 4, 2014

Deep in the bowels of the ACT Theatre Building lies the Eulalie Scandiuzzie Space. Herein, the Central Heating Lab and Sound Theater Company are presenting five short one acts by Samuel Beckett as part of the Seattle Beckett Festival. The quality of the pieces varies wildly from focused takes on Beckett’s grim and incomprehensible world to some meandering drama with shaky acting. Fans of Beckett, opening night had nearly a full house, should find the trip worth it.

Beckett’s Endgame Heads 2 One Acts

Endgame refers to that part of a chess game when most of the pieces have been captured. For Beckett, this play is set in the bleakest of futures when most of the Earth’s resources and human populations are depleted. Kasia Rozanska’s scenic design of gray walls with pealing paint and smudges gives us the impression of being inside the crumbling mansion of a wealthy survivalist.