Director Garry Hynes and her Irish theater company Druid bring to Spoleto a fresh take on Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, the quintessential 20th-century play about life’s great questions.
Shane Stephens is the Irish Consul General in Atlanta. He tells Jeanette Guinn that he's in Charleston to be a "cheerleader" for Druid's Spoleto Festival USA production. Stephens sees Beckett as "deeply European," but, "inherently an Irish writer--but not what you'd expect..."
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera; theater; dance; and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music.Focusing primarily on artists of the Southeast region, Piccolo Spoleto offers 500 events in 17 days. Piccolo Spoleto’s traditional program offerings include visual arts exhibits, classical music, jazz, dance, theatre, poetry readings, children’s activities, choral music, ethnic cultural presentations, crafts and film.
Irish Theatre Company Presents "Waiting for Godot" at Spoleto
Matthew Thompson
