Samuel Beckett is widely regarded as one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1906, Beckett attended Trinity College Dublin and later taught at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He wrote his first novel, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, in 1932, but it was never published during his lifetime.
Beckett's first major play, Waiting for Godot, premiered in Paris in 1953 and is now considered a seminal work of the Theatre of the Absurd. The play's two main characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for the eponymous Godot, who never arrives. The play's ... read more
Gregory Mosher is a renowned American theater director and producer, with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. Born on December 22, 1948, in New York City, Mosher grew up in a family of artists and intellectuals. His father was a professor of English literature, and his mother was a painter. Mosher attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied English literature and theater. He later received an MFA in directing from Yale School of Drama.
Mosher began his career as a director in the 1970s, working at several regional theaters across the United States. He made his Broadway debut ... read more
