Waiting for Godot @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

Photo by Jeff Lorch

Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix

Irish playwright Samuel Beckett wrote “Waiting for Godot” in the winter of 1948, in French, having lived in Paris for 20 years and witnessing the devastating effects of World War II as a member of the French Resistance against German occupation. With only a tree and a rock on stage, the play’s bleak set evokes a post-war landscape that fits the narrative’s darkly comic tone. Read more…