Sounding Beckett September 22, 2012

'Sounding Beckett' is an evening of theater and music that pairs three plays by Samuel Beckett from his "ghost period" with new works by contemporary composers written expressly in response to those plays. The music will be performed live by Cygnus Ensemble. Comprised of Beckett's one-act plays 'Footfalls,' 'Ohio Impromptu' and 'Catastrophe' written from 1975 to 1982, 'Sounding Beckett' features a cast that includes Philip Goodwin, Ted van Griethuysen and Holly Twyford, along with the voice of actress Kathleen Chalfant. New music compositions by the composers Chester Biscardi and Laura Schwendinger, David Glaser and Laura Kaminsky and John Halle and Scott Johnson will alternate during performances of the two-week run. Following the September 16th matinee, Grace Bouton, the niece of Samuel Beckett, will be part of a post-performance talk back with director Joy Zinoman.