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An Evening of The Absurd at The Carl Cherry & Henry Miller Library

An Evening of The Absurd at The Carl Cherry & Henry Miller Library

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.—Samuel Beckett, playwright known for “Theatre of the Absurd” will come to life in this one weekend-only performance by Dennis Leroy Kangalee of the Kangalee Arts Ensemble in NYC & Justine Stock of New Canon Theatre Co, Monterey CA at The Carl Cherry & Henry Miller Library. A double bill of Samuel Beckett's plays, Krapp's Last Tape, an early masterpiece from 1958 and Rockaby, one of his rarer later gems written in 1983. Directed and Performed by Dennis Leroy Kangalee and Justine Stock, both plays deal with the angst of memory within the mystery of aging; they ask us to consider what the culmination of a life experience is, or can be.

A special evening of two Samuel Beckett plays presented in an exclusive double-bill of his most accessible and challenging pieces for solo actors determined to make a connection with a live human audience. Titled “Technology & The Human Cry”, J. Stock Productions and Kangalee Arts Ensemble bring both Krapp’s Last Tape and Rockaby to the stage in one unforgettable hour-long program.

Founder & Artistic Director of Kangalee Arts Ensemble shares “Because while the world is suffering with many things, one thing we as artists can combat is the information overload; the bombardment of spectacle in our arts and entertainment. In an attempt to kickstart the new year with pared down, simple “chamber plays” that are exquisitely rendered by the Master of the Absurd and the great comic folly of human behavior, Samuel Beckett, Technology & The Human Cry aims to redirect the focus of acting and drama from the grand sweep of spectacle to the epic of human thoughts and emotions. In a time where nothing seems to make sense and the only thing guaranteed is aging or death, our bliss fleeting but attainable, Stock and Kangalee return to the theater with intimate works that illustrate the real wars are internal.

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts
35-40
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM, every day through Jan 26, 2025.

Event Supported By

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts

Artist Group Info

Justine Stock
jstock@newcanontheatre.org
The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts
3238284167
jimdultz@comcast.net