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2007-03-12
KWLT presents Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Where: St. Jacob's Church Theatre, 1376 King St. N., St. Jacobs ON
When: March 22-24, 29-31, 2007 at 8pm
Tickets: $15 for non-members, $10 for KWLT members. Group & Eyego pricing available. Please call (519) 886-0660 or email foh@kwlt.org to reserve tickets. Tickets also available for purchase through Centre in the Square (519 578-1570) for a small surcharge.
Rosencrantz& Guildenstern Are Dead is about ambiguity: ambiguity in time,place, comprehension, identity. The two characters brought into beingwithin the puzzling universe of the play, by an act of the playwright'screation and other characters they encounter, often confuse theirnames, as they have interchangeable yet periodically unique identities.They are portrayed as two clowns or fools in a world that is beyondtheir understanding; they cannot identify any reliable feature or thesignificance in words or events. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern inhabita world completely beyond their comprehension. While awaitinginstructions, they fall back upon games -- word play and simple wagers-- that rarely achieve their intended goals. In the end, they resignthemselves to their fate, although Guildenstern says, "There must havebeen a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said -- no. Butsomehow we missed it." Perhaps.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Where: St. Jacob's Church Theatre, 1376 King St. N., St. Jacobs ON
When: March 22-24, 29-31, 2007 at 8pm
Tickets: $15 for non-members, $10 for KWLT members. Group & Eyego pricing available. Please call (519) 886-0660 or email foh@kwlt.org to reserve tickets. Tickets also available for purchase through Centre in the Square (519 578-1570) for a small surcharge.
Rosencrantz& Guildenstern Are Dead is about ambiguity: ambiguity in time,place, comprehension, identity. The two characters brought into beingwithin the puzzling universe of the play, by an act of the playwright'screation and other characters they encounter, often confuse theirnames, as they have interchangeable yet periodically unique identities.They are portrayed as two clowns or fools in a world that is beyondtheir understanding; they cannot identify any reliable feature or thesignificance in words or events. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern inhabita world completely beyond their comprehension. While awaitinginstructions, they fall back upon games -- word play and simple wagers-- that rarely achieve their intended goals. In the end, they resignthemselves to their fate, although Guildenstern says, "There must havebeen a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said -- no. Butsomehow we missed it." Perhaps.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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