Godot as Protest
photo: Lee CelanoPerhaps you've read the Sunday Times piece (see photo) on Classical Theatre of Harlem's Godot in New Orleans. But how about the Mother Jones article?
"Any empty lot or street corner in New Orleans could serve as the setting for Godot," says Paul Chan, the artist behind the project.
Gee, will theatre be embraced by the activist political left once again?
PS Since I missed the original Harlem production, I do hope this bodes well for a remounting...?
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Cool picture. But I thought the Beckett estate didn't permit these kind of alterations.
Too bad neither writer seemed to know about the important Civil Rights-movement Godot in New Orleans done by the Free Southern Theater back in the day.
There are very few 2 story homes in the neighborhoods that were destroyed by Katrina. One story, shotgun style houses are the norm. Too bad the designer didn't do his (or her) homeowrk.
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