Wherehouse Players staging classic play “Waiting for Godot”
Published 11:35 am Thursday, May 9, 2013
- The Wherehouse in Gardendale is presenting Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” this week, featuring, from left: Adrian Thomas as Estragon, Trent Martin as Lucky, Jeff Dingler as Vladimir and David Peterson as Pozzo, as well as Chris Beaver (not shown) as the boy.
The Wherehouse Players are preparing for four performances of a well-known play this week.
“Waiting for Godot,” by Samuel Beckett, recounts the experiences and conversations of two men, Estragon and Vladimir, as they wait on the arrival of a man named Godot, whom neither have met.
While they are passing the time, a man named Pozzo and his slave Lucky show up and provide a distraction.
A fifth character is a boy who takes the stage twice to announce that Godot is not coming today, but surely will be there tomorrow.
Shari Graye, the show’s director, said she wanted to put a vaudevillian twist on the work; she has been wanting for years to stage the play.
Performances are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each or $7.50 for students.
The Wherehouse is located at the Great American Tent Company at 3086 Decatur Hwy.
For more information, call the Wherehouse at 631-2221.
