ENDGAME at the Irish Repertory Theatre - February 24th

Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, directed by Charlotte Moore opens Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 7 p.m. at The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd St.) Previews begin February 15th.

ENDGAME, Nobel Prize winning playwright, Samuel Beckett's (1906-1989) favorite play is a tragicomedy of epic proportions. Written in a macabre intensity of mood, it represents the playwright's fierce declaration of oblivion in a world populated with its last survivors. The play, about the end of everything, moves inexorably to its own conclusion with its own humor bursting out of the bounds of Beckett's dark account of the Earth's last whimper.

Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, playwright and poet, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969. Among his celebrated works for the Theatre are WAITING FOR GODOT, KRAPP'S LAST TAPE and HAPPY DAYS. Over sixty books have been written about Samuel Beckett; more than any other playwright in the Twentieth Century. Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director of the Irish Repertory Theatre has most recently adapted and directed FINIAN'S RAINBOW.

ENDGAME stars two time Tony Nominee, Tony Roberts, whose credits include last season's hit, THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE, the original cast of VICTOR VICTORIA, and several Woody Allen films including ANNIE HALL, PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM and STARDUST MEMORIES. Also starring is Beckett aficionado, Alvin Epstein, a notable Clov in the American premiere of ENDGAME, Adam Heller, who starred in last season's critically acclaimed, THE IMMIGRANT, and Kathryn Grody, who received the Obie Award for her appearances in TOP GIRLS and THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO.

Sets are designed by Hugh Landwehr with Costume Design by Linda Fisher and Lighting Design by Clifton Taylor.

Performances for ENDGAME are Tues. – Sat. at 8 p.m. and Matinees are Wed., Sat. and Sun. at 3 p.m.

Tickets for ENDGAME are $50 and $45 and can be purchased from The Irish Repertory Theatre Box Office or by calling (212) 727-2737.

This production is made possible in part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund at Community Funds, Inc., the Lucille Lortel Foundation, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and through the assistance of the many generous members of The Irish Repertory Theatre Patrons' Circle.