WORLD PREMIERE
By Gab Cody in collaboration with Rita Reis
Directed by Sam Turich
December 1–December 18, 2011

A sly, decidedly female response to the great Samuel Beckett’s men who wait. Two heroines are on a whirlwind journey of time-and-space-travel in search of their beloved goat, Biquette.

Pittsburgh incubates talent, as this fertile collaboration by two local artists and one visiting Portuguese exemplifies. See Fat Beckett here before it tours the world.

‘Stop. Here’s the place.’

For tickets, visit ShowClix or call 1.888.71.TICKETS.

In The Raw presents: Fat Beckett by Gab Cody

Mon, 04/18/2011 – 7:00pm

FAT BECKETT is a one-act comedic send-up of Samuel Beckett’s work from a female perspective. Starring Gab Cody and Rita Reis.

Written in French and English by Gab Cody based on characters created and developed by Gab Cody and Rita Reis.

Directed by Sam Turich

Gab and Rita use improvisational techniques based in clown, commedia dell’arte and buffoon to develop characters with a strong physical presence. IN THE RAW will present the first public reading of this new play.

Playwright’s note:
Today, Samuel Beckett’s estate stipulates that any presentation of his work must adhere to the playwright’s rigorous set of production strictures. For example, Beckett included stage directions that are not suggested but required. He also absolutely prohibited the casting of women to play the men’s roles in Waiting For Godot. Beckett’s vision was a complete one. He wished this vision to be realized only and exclusively within the parameters he set forth. Therefore, one must move beyond Beckett’s text to explore the sprit and substance of his remarkable legacy.

Gab Cody explores and explodes Beckett’s legacy, transforming one of the most important playwrights of the 20th Century into the most inspirational of the 21st. Cody and Reis revamp Beckett’s existential questions for our generation, with a focus on the struggles and challenges of being female.

In The Raw offers playwrights the opportunity to develop new work and present it before a live audience in this dynamic series that gives you a seat at the creative table.
Each reading will be followed by a conversation with the audience about your reactions to the piece.