Waiting for Waiting for Godot at The Broadwater

Waiting for Waiting for Godot

The Broadwater
1078 Lillian Way Los Angeles

It is probably not their night. Ester and Val are understudies for a production of Waiting for Godot. They are committed to art, and frustrated by anonymity. They understand their purpose, but not the reasons they stay. They accept their fate, but question each other's motives, all while waiting for "him" to appear...

Thru - Dec 14, 2019

Price: $15

Show Type: Drama

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Waiting for Waiting for Godot Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...His play, a witty hommage to Beckett's classic, is a raw and revealing glimpse into the actor's existential dilemma, the helplessness that derives from being an interpreter, forever reliant on any number of random factors before plying one's chosen craft."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

On Stage Los Angeles - Highly Recommended

"...I have a special place in my heart for store front theatre. The mostly grubby 'Theatre Row" area on Santa Monica west of Vine hosts speeding drivers laying rubber; honking impatiently from time to time. But!... inside: the temple: the exposed brick wall. The set by Aaron Francis, I was told, is the actual dressing room from the original Heliotrope Theatre that Sacred Fools used when founding the company. Director Jacob Sidney has this essentially two hander well under control as it bustles a pace. This tight full length one act will charm fans of Samuel Beckett with familiar references and might introduce Godot to folks who may not have heard the good news. "

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Gia on the Move - Somewhat Recommended

"...Ignoring purpose and settling back to simply enjoy a work of comedy with two incredible actors, one finds many comedy beats forced. Whether directorial or in the script, much of the silent clowning seems out of place with the rest of the piece."

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- Matt Ritchey and Tracey Paleo

Stage Raw - Recommended

"...Throughout the viewer is left asking themselves if the understudies' dreams will actually come to fruition. Although anyone familiar with the original Godot can guess the ending, Hanson's work still leaves one wondering what madness may come next, especially as the plot twists and turns toward the very end. A little tightening and fine tuning would make this play absolutely exceptional."

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Accessibly Live Off-Line - Recommended

"...Besides the action that progresses on the intimate stage, Aaron Francis' scenic design consists of a dressing room one would normally find in a small theater, complete with racks of costumes, posters from past plays tacked upon a side wall, as well as the lighted mirrors where the actors apply their greasepaint on their faces. Edgar Landa provides the choreography, and Stephen Simon serves as the physical comedy consultant that takes its cues ranging from Stan and Ollie to Olson and Johnson!"

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- Rich Borowy

Theatre Notes - Highly Recommended

"...This production is blessed with two extraordinary comedic actors. It doesn't take long to see that, under the inspired direction of Jacob Sidney, the production owes a lot to Laurel and Hardy. Ester is a big man who tries endlessly to fit into a vest that he resolutely maintains is his. The first hilarious ten minutes or so of the play is taken up with his futile efforts to button that vest. Val enters with two cups of coffee and immediately begins comic business with sugar packets. Mr. Hernandez-Kolski is short and slim with a face, I swear, that calls to mind Stan Laurel."

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- Paul Myrvold

Waiting for Waiting for Godot at The Broadwater