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Samuel Beckett Trilogy: Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby
First Preview: Mar 25, 2016
Opening Date: Apr 14, 2016
Closing Date: Apr 17, 2016
Running Time: 00:55
Playing @
NYU Skirball
566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
In this staging of three one-woman plays by Samuel Beckett, directed by the playwright’s longtime friend Walter Asmus, the obsessive rhythms of abject existence—rambling, pacing, and rocking—are laid bare.
Irish actor Lisa Dwan, who drew ecstatic reviews for her performances at the Royal Court Theatre and in the West End, masterfully triangulates the existential void.
In Not I, a woman—reduced to a mere mouth, suspended in total darkness—seeks solace in a blisteringly paced stream of her own broken speech. In Footfalls, a tattered soul, drained of life, paces relentlessly outside her dying mother’s bedroom. And in Rockaby, a woman slowly withdraws from the world, rocked to eternal sleep in her mother’s chair.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Irish actor Lisa Dwan, who drew ecstatic reviews for her performances at the Royal Court Theatre and in the West End, masterfully triangulates the existential void.
In Not I, a woman—reduced to a mere mouth, suspended in total darkness—seeks solace in a blisteringly paced stream of her own broken speech. In Footfalls, a tattered soul, drained of life, paces relentlessly outside her dying mother’s bedroom. And in Rockaby, a woman slowly withdraws from the world, rocked to eternal sleep in her mother’s chair.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: April 13th, Wednesday, join us directly after the performance for a discussion with Author Salman Rushdie and Lisa Dwan in a birthday tribute to Samuel Beckett, the playwright’s 110th birthday.
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$25.00 - $65.00
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Reviews
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“The astonishing actress Lisa Dwan…...doesn’t just uncover layers; she digs all the way to the void beneath them.”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times -
“The astonishing actress Lisa Dwan…...doesn’t just uncover layers; she digs all the way to the void beneath them.”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times -
“The astonishing actress Lisa Dwan…...doesn’t just uncover layers; she digs all the way to the void beneath them.”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times -
“The astonishing actress Lisa Dwan…...doesn’t just uncover layers; she digs all the way to the void beneath them.”
—Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Accessibility
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Box Office
Shagan Box Office in the lobby of NYU Skirball, 566 La Guardia Place (just south of Washington Square South).
Hours: Tues - Sat, noon to 6pm and two hours before show times. -
Seating
860 seats. -
Elevator\Escalator
Elevator. -
Assisted Listening System
Infrared listening devices available for most performances. Please make a request to the house staff upon arrival. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair seating available on all levels.









