NHC presents "The Beckett Project," Oct. 11 through 13

Article Body: North Harris College presents, "The Beckett Project," six one-act plays written by Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), on Oct. 11 through 13, 8 p.m. performances, tickets are $10 ($5 for students). The combined directing forces and talents of Stephen Blaschke, John Cash Carpenter and Darwin Gilmore offer Rough for Theatre I, Act Without Words I, Footfalls, Come and Go, Act Without Words II and Rough for Theatre II. For reservations, please call 281.765.7963.

Background
(Source: Wikipedia)

Beckett's work is stark, fundamentally minimalist, and, according to some interpretations, deeply pessimistic about the human condition. His work grew increasingly cryptic and attenuated over his career.
The perceived pessimism in Beckett's work is mitigated both by a great and often wicked sense of humor, and by the sense, for some readers, that Beckett's portrayal of life's obstacles serves to demonstrate that the journey, while difficult, is ultimately worth the effort. Similarly, many posit that Beckett's expressed "pessimism" is not so much for the human condition but for that of an established cultural and societal structure which imposes a stultifying will upon otherwise hopeful individuals; it is the inherent optimism of the human condition, therefore, that is at tension with the oppressive world. Peter Brook says in The Empty Space that if you believe that Beckett is pessimistic, then you are a Beckett character trapped in a Beckett play; Beckett was not saying "No" because he wanted to, but was saying no because he was searching for the "yes".
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 "for his writing, which-in new forms for the novel and drama-in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation"

North Harris Montgomery Community College District, among the five largest and fastest growing community colleges in Texas, comprises, North Harris College, Kingwood College, Tomball College, Montgomery College, Cy-Fair College, six satellite centers, and The University Center.

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NHC presents "The Beckett Project," Oct. 11 through 13

NHC presents "The Beckett Project," Oct. 11 through 13

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