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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
Samuel Beckett Trilogy: Not I, Footfalls, Rockaby

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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
Off BroadwayPerformance ArtPlay - Drama
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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Reviews

  • “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

  • 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.

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