(Rockaby)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

57 minutes

Year:

1981

Directors:

Alan Schneider

Actors:

W

Crews:

Set Designer

Director

Writer

Lighting Director

Costume Design