The Tower Players first show of the season was the modern classic Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Beckett works against conventional storytelling in this play where two characters literally sit on-stage and wait. It has been described as a play in which nothing happens but you want to watch every second of it. I had the honor of playing Estragon, one of the two main characters. With his friend Vladimir, Estragon waits near a tree/shrub/bush for the mysterious gentleman called Godot. In the process two other gentlemen stumble upon the waiting pair and cause some diversion, if only for a short while.
I loved every second of being in this incredible show. Waiting for Godot accomplishes everything I think a show should. It makes us take a look at what we believe and why we believe it. While it brings up doubts in humanity, I think in the end it serves to strengthen the belief that there is something at the end of the road and that the waiting will be worth it.
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