'Beckett Shorts' Reschedules Opening Night for Dec.18

New York Theatre Workshop announces that the opening night for Beckett Shorts, an evening of four one-act plays written by Samuel Beckett and directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, will now be Tuesday, December 18.  (The date was changed because of the shifting opening night schedules due to the Broadway strike.)

Performances still begin tomorrow, Wednesday, December 5 at 8PM, at New York Theatre Workshop (79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery).

The cast of Beckett Shorts is Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bill Camp, Karen Kandel, and David Neumann.

Internationally renowned sculptor and architect Alexander Brodsky joins the creative team for Beckett Shorts in his first theatrical effort as set designer.  The creative team also includes costume design by Kaye Voyce; lighting design by Jennifer Tipton; sound design by Darron L. West; video design by Mirit Tal; original music by Philip Glass; and production stage management by Anthony Cerrato.

Beckett Shorts plays at New York Theatre Workshop (79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery). The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7PM, Wednesday through Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 3PM & 8PM, and Sunday at 2PM & 7PM.  Beckett Shorts runs through Sunday, January 20.  Tickets are $65 and may be purchased online at www.telecharge.com by phoning Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200.  For exact dates and times of performance, call Telecharge.com.

Maintaining its commitment to making theatre accessible to all theatergoers, NYTW continues its CheapTix program in which all tickets for all Sunday evening performances will cost $20. Tickets may be purchased in advance, payable in cash only, and are available in person only at the NYTW Box Office. And for all performances, student tickets cost $20, based on availability, and can be purchased in advance from the NYTW Box Office with valid student identification. The NYTW Box Office is open 1-6PM, Tuesday through Saturday.