Open Circle Theatre's WAITING FOR GODOT to Benefit My Friend's Place

The Open Circle Theatre Company has announced a special performance of its currently running production of Waiting for Godot on Thursday, March 30 at 8pm. A post-play discussion will follow and the evening will benefit My Friend's Place, a non-profit homeless youth resource center in Hollywood.

The My Friend's Place mission: to assist and inspire homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. It is a professionally staffed drop-in resource center serving over 1,400 homeless youths ages 12 to 25 (and their children) each year. The primary goal is to lower traditional barriers to service and provide homeless youth with the opportunity to improve their psychological, intellectual, and physical capacity to reach their potential. The post-play discussion about home, empathy, and action will be led by Open Circle Theatre Company Founder and Artistic Director Daniel J. Wilner and My Friend's Place Executive Director Heather Carmichael.

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.

Directed by Daniel J. Wilner, the Open Circle Theatre Company production features (in alphabetical order) Tommy Day Carey, Joseph Culliton, Perry Powell, and Douglas Scott Sorenson.

Waiting for Godot is currently running through April 16 only on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm. 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 for the benefit evening (discount not available) and all other performances are available online at godotla.bpt.me or by calling (888) 693-8507.

For more information about the services offered by My Friend's Place: myfriendsplace.org.

The Other Space @ The Actors Company is located at 916A N. Formosa Avenue in West Hollywood, 90046.

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