Jagriti Theatre to Present THE LEADER, KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, 2/20

The Leader by Eugene Ionesco is a satire on mass adulation of political leaders. A group of people are waiting...the announcer, diligently awaits the Leader and excitedly lauds his most mundane actions. The Leader finally arrives and he is not what they expect him to be. Through the use of character The Leader highlights the absurdist and existential themes of non-personalization and loss of identity.

Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett has Krapp, a wearish 69 year old reviews the year gone by, recording his reflections on an old spool tape. Krappunable to bear the present reality, submerges himself in his past. Through this play Beckett paints a portrait of impotent desire by capturing the futility of Krapp.