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“Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Arin Arbus—who’s always up to something you want to see—is often set aside as an example of onstage philosophizing, all cerebral existentialism, with none of the comforts of conventional plot. But in the hands of Arbus, along with Michael Shannon, who plays Estragon, and Paul Sparks, who plays…Read More »

“MICHAEL SHANNON AND PAUL SPARKS…THE POWERHOUSE DUO… ARE WELL WORTH WAITING FOR GODOT…Shannon and Sparks blend their idiosyncratic styles so ingeniously with the text, they give it uncommon clarity. Arbus and her actors achieve a dynamic and even heartfelt production of a classic. I’m grateful to this keen director and her phenomenal actors—and promise not…Read More »

“WIT AND HUMANITY…REMARKABLY LIBERATING…Arin Arbus’s Waiting for Godot feels vigorous and down-to-earth. As a duo, Sparks and Shannon have all the chemistry you would hope for…they light up. They play easily with each other, and they render Beckett’s heightened text extremely legible. Naidu as Pozzo, sketches a clear satire of power. Lucky speaks only once…Read More »

Read the full obituary in The New York Times. Michael Boyd, who led the Royal Shakespeare Company as artistic director from 2002 to 2012, a decade in which he stabilized the organization while undertaking ambitious projects including a heralded New York residency and the mounting of the un-Shakespearean hit show “Matilda the Musical,” died on…Read More »

“WIT AND HUMANITY…REMARKABLY LIBERATING…Arin Arbus’s Waiting for Godot feels vigorous and down-to-earth. As a duo, Sparks and Shannon have all the chemistry you would hope for…they light up. They play easily with each other, and they render Beckett’s heightened text extremely legible. Naidu as Pozzo, sketches a clear satire of power. Lucky speaks only once…Read More »

“WIT AND HUMANITY…REMARKABLY LIBERATING…Arin Arbus’s Waiting for Godot feels vigorous and down-to-earth. As a duo, Sparks and Shannon have all the chemistry you would hope for…they light up. They play easily with each other, and they render Beckett’s heightened text extremely legible. Naidu as Pozzo, sketches a clear satire of power. Lucky speaks only once…Read More »

“Seeing Michael Shannon take on the role of Estragon in this Theatre for a New Audience production sounds especially exciting.”–Steven McElroy, The New York Times Read more from The New York Times here. Waiting for Godot begins performances on November 3. Click here to learn more and buy tickets.

“I once saw its stars, Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, crack each other up onstage so hard that they had to hide under a blanket. If you think a little existential dread will make them behave, I’ve got a tree and a moon to sell you.” –Helen Shaw, The New Yorker  Read more from The New…Read More »

“This Godot represents a reunion of two of the most unforgettable actors working on the New York stage… I’m expecting incredible things from this duo.” –Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania Read more from TheaterMania here. Waiting for Godot begins performances on November 3. Click here to learn more and buy tickets.

“I can’t think of two actors I’d rather see do nothing than Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks.”–David Cote, Observer Read more from Observer here. Waiting for Godot begins performances on November 3. Click here to learn more and buy tickets.