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Calaveras Repertory Theatre presents Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

directed by John Ribovich

May 2-26, 2002

Calaveras Repertory Theatre presents Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Grotesquely beautiful and utterly absorbing - a brilliant, bitter, comic portrait of the dogged resilience of man's spirit in the face of little hope. Two dilapidated bums wait for Godot, a mysterious figure who will either explain their interminable insignificance or put an end to it, as they confront that essential human dilemma: "I can’t go on! I must go on." A parable for our time, even more relevant today than when it took the theatrical world by storm almost fifty years ago. CRT once again brings together a stellar cast of professional actors. Ron Evans (Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath at TheatreWorks) plays Vladimir. Dean Goodman award winner Peter Schmuckal is Estragon, and Mark Rafael Truitt (film: "Titanic"; television: "Wings") is Pozzo.

The San Jose Mercury News calls CRT's productions "vibrant" and "highly accessible." The Milpitas Post describes the company's work as "delightful" and "broadly appealing." Callboard Magazine says Calaveras Rep is "a young company possessing a bright future".

Waiting for Godot runs May 2 - 26, 2002, with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Performances take place at Calaveras Repertory Theatre (1331 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas in the Samuel Ayer Education Center just off of Highway 680). Fri/Sat tickets are $17.00 for adults, $10.00 for students; Thurs/Sun tickets are $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for students. Tickets can be reserved in advance by calling (408) 586-8831. To order tickets using a credit card, contact TicketWeb at (510) 601-8932 or www.ticketweb.com. Find out more about Calaveras Repertory Theatre at www.calaverasrep.org.