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For Immediate Release: 

SO IT GOES COFFEEHOUSE PRESENTS

WAITING FOR GODOT by SAMUEL BECKETT

 

“One of the most noble and moving plays of our generation, a threnody of hope deceived and deferred but never extinguished; a play suffused with tenderness for the whole human perplexity; with phrases that come like a sharp stab of beauty and pain.” The Times (London)

 

So It Goes Coffeehouse presents Samuel Beckett’s absurdist tragicomedy WAITING FOR GODOT for six performances only April 18th - 26th, 2025. Tickets are limited as the space is quite intimate. The show is presented in arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

 

The production stars Taylor Marchant, John Beane, Tim Novotny, and Grant Goodwin. WAITING FOR GODOT is directed by John Beane and assisted by Daneal Doerr.

 

A seminal work of twentieth-century drama, WAITING FOR GODOT was Samuel Beckett’s first professionally produced play. It opened in Paris in 1953 at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone, and has since become a cornerstone of twentieth-century theater.

 

The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone or something named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and the unknown, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existentialism of post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.

 

Performances are Friday April 18th, Saturday April 19th, Sunday April 20th, Thursday April 24th, Friday April 25th, Saturday April 26th. All shows are at 7pm. Tickets may be purchased online at soitgoescoffee.com or at the shop, seven days a week 7AM-2PM. All performances take place at So It Goes Coffeehouse, 190 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97459.

 

So It Goes Coffeehouse is Coos Bay’s old school coffeehouse featuring killer coffee, full bakery, used books, music, bad poetry, and small absurdist theatrics. We are located at 190 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97459. 541.808.9333. www.soitgoescoffee.com

 

Inquiries: soitgoescoffee@gmail.com   Photo credit: Michael Slaska

 

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