Endgame April 13, 2010

By Samuel BeckettDirected by ensemble member Frank GalatiFeaturing ensemble members Ian Barford, Francis Guinan, Martha Lavey and William PetersenBecketts absurd comic masterpiece follows Hamm, a blind man unable to stand, and his servant Clov, who is unable to sit, as they pass their days in a tiny house by the seaif the sea still exists. Pestered by Hamms parents, they move through their daily rituals, awaiting the end of everything. A powerful all-ensemble cast anchors this profound exploration of the stories we construct to make sense of our lives.Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett is the author of more than 25 plays and novels including Waiting for Godot, Happy Days and Krapps Last Tape, produced at Steppenwolf in 1978. An adaptor and director, as well as an actor, Tony(R) Award-winner Frank Galatis Steppenwolf credits include Kafka on the Shore, after the quake and The Grapes of Wrath among others. Broadway directing credits include Ragtime and The Grapes of Wrath, and he appears as Prospero this spring in Steppenwolfs production of The Tempest.Stay after the performance for a post show discussion with members of the Steppenwolf artistic staff, sponsored by AT&T. Location: Downstairs Theatre Tickets for this production go on sale: 01/29/10