The Open Circle Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR GODOT

The Open Circle Theatre Company has announced a new production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, directed by Daniel J. Wilner. There will be two preview performances on March 23 and March 24 at 8pm, and opening is set for Saturday, March 25 at 8pm. Waiting for Godot will play a limited engagement through April 16 at The Other Space @ The Actors Company in West Hollywood.

The cast will include (in alphabetical order) Tommy Day Carey, Joseph Culliton, Perry Powell, and Douglas Scott Sorenson. Set design is by Liam Moore and the stage manager is Sarah Savitch. Waiting for Godot is produced by Meredith Treinen and Daniel J. Wilner for the Open Circle Theatre Company.

Named "the most significant play of the 20th century" in a poll of theatre professionals, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is a hilarious, moving, disquieting exploration of human existence. The play follows two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, as they pass the time waiting for a mysterious figure who could save them from their troubles. This distinctive production will be staged in the round in a small black-box theatre, creating an intimacy between audience and performers that will offer a unique experience of the play's empathy and humanity.

Director Daniel J. Wilner is a writer, director, and producer of theatre, film, and television. He studied philosophy at Harvard, and philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Along the way, he worked extensively in the theatre, most notably playing the title role in Hamlet and directing Beckett shorts, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. He is currently developing several film and television projects with executive producer Mark Gordon. Wilner has made short films for the Bravo! Channel, the National Film Board of Canada, and Aeon digital magazine. His latest short, Michael Lost and Found, will be released on Netflix in late 2017.

Preview performances of Waiting for Godot are on Thursday, March 23 at 8pm and Friday, March 24 at 8pm. Opening is set for Saturday, March 25 at 8pm. The running schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm through April 16 only. General seating admission is $45. Lower-priced tickets ($30) are available for online purchases made in advance for performances through April 2 (discount will not be valid at the door). Use code 'earlybird' when ordering. Tickets are available now at http://godotla.bpt.me or at (888) 693-8507.

The Other Space @ The Actors Company is located at 916A N. Formosa Avenue in West Hollywood.