{"id":48681,"date":"2023-04-11T17:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T22:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=48681"},"modified":"2023-04-12T08:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:58:31","slug":"theatre-at-tarleton-presents-samuel-becketts-endgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/theatre-at-tarleton-presents-samuel-becketts-endgame\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre at Tarleton Presents Samuel Beckett\u2019s \u2018Endgame\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Theatre at Tarleton will present Samuel Beckett\u2019s Endgame<\/em> through Saturday, April 15, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curtain rises each night at 7:30. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for senior citizens, children, faculty and staff; and $5 for students with a Tarleton ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endgame<\/em> is an absurdist, tragicomic one-act play revolving around Hamm (played by Charlie Smith), a blind, paralyzed, domineering elderly man; his geriatric parents, Nagg and Nell (Lance Weikal and Madelynn Henson); and his doddering companion, Clov (Tommy Vest). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set in an abandoned house in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the play mostly consists of terse, back and forth dialogue between the characters along with trivial stage actions. Theater Professor Daniel Stone, an avowed Beckett fan, is directing the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can tell you, the audience needs to prepare,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no plot, no fully developed characters. It\u2019s completely different, and it can be a little bit of an experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the scenes are stage manager Sarah Adams, lighting director Prudence Jones, scenic designer Adrea Alviar, costume designer Tiffany Wynne, props designer Matalynn Thayer, sound designer Clay Luton, makeup\/hair designer Benny Brown and assistant technical director Turner Laxson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turner, Luke Thomas, James Stack, Allie Shaffer and Piper Scoma are the production crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone said Endgame<\/em> was chosen, at least in part, to give his students a different perspective from more standard productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe students need to experience different styles,\u201d he said. \u201cThis could be greatly beneficial for them down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A founding member of The Texas A&M University System, Tarleton is breaking records \u2014 in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement \u2014 while transforming the lives of more than 15,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, A&M RELLIS at Bryan and online. True to Tarleton\u2019s values of excellence, integrity, and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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