Rockaby

Rockaby (1981)


Summary

A one-woman play written by Samuel Beckett at the request of Daniel Labeille. The piece was produced by Labeille on behalf of the State University of New York's Programs in the Arts for a festival and symposium in commemoration of Beckett's 75th birthday (Wikipedia). A self-reflective drama of a figure, W, rocking "to and fro" in her dead mother's rocking chair wearing her mother's sequined funereal garment. With the aid of her pre-recorded voice, W recounts the different phases of a single memory in a bid to connect with "another creature like herself" before rocking herself into an eternal sleep.

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Directing Alan Schneider Director
Writing Samuel Beckett Writer
Art Gvozden Kopani Set Designer
Lighting Gvozden Kopani Lighting Director
Costume & Make-Up Esther King Costume Design
Production Daniel Labeille Producer
Production Saul Elkin Associate Producer
Crew Gary Casarella Technical Supervisor
Production Chris Hanna Production Assistant