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ROBERT COHEN FESTIVALTwo days of events to honor Claire Trevor Professor of Drama Robert Cohen, celebrate his many contributions to the industry and the School, and dedicate a theatre named for him. This schedule is subject to change. Updates will be posted to here and on the Claire Trevor School of the Arts website. October 28:
October 29:
| WAITING FOR GODOTWaiting for Godot opened to scathing reviews in its American premiere in 1956, but in 1999 an international poll of drama critics declared it "the greatest play of the 20th century," Claire Trevor Professor of Drama Robert Cohen's staging of Samuel Beckett's amazing tragi-comedy about two famous tramps waiting for their savior is a fresh take on the play, inspired by a letter the author once wrote to Cohen himself. Written by Samuel Beckett
| THE MISANTHROPEMoliere's delightful 1666 satire of the French aristocracy is perhaps the ultimate Comedy of Manners. Do we really have to call people "friends" when we barely know their names? Must we compliment a woman on her beauty when she cracks mirrors? Shall we greet as an old pal the very snake who disses us behind our back? In Robert Cohen's witty translation, Moliere's characters -- among the richest of his writing -- make us laugh at ourselves more than three centuries later! Written by Moliere
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IN THE RED AND BROWN WATERFast, beautiful Oya is a young runner with enormous promise who is forced to choose between her ailing mother and her own dreams. How far will Oya go to make a mark in the world? Celebrating the legacy of African and Caribbean folklore, McCraney's poetic new play crafts an intoxicating journey around young Oya's movement into womanhood and her fall into the murky waters of life. Written by Tarell Avin McCraney |
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