Handy Intro

Hello All,

My name is Jacqueline Handy, I go by Jackie and this is my second brush with Beckett. I have read Waiting for Godot in an intro theater course when I was a Frosh, but that is the extent of my Beckett knowledge. At Bryn Mawr, I am a double major in theater and psychology (with a concentration in education). I have been in a couple plays here and hope to continue on with theater after I graduate. I am an athlete ( I play basketball) and I am a part of a couple of clubs on campus. This semester, I am lucky to be a part of the theater 360 program which is going to Abu Dhabi in the spring- that is the big thing that i'm looking forward to this year.

Samara Ahmed: Introduction

My name's Samara Ahmed, but I also go by Sam. I'm an English major and Philosophy minor at Bryn Mawr. I've taken a few theater classes before, but most of them were in acting. This is the first class I've taken that has focused on a specific playwright, so it's a pretty exciting experience for me. Waiting for Godot is one of my favorite works of literature, and I can't wait to explore some of Beckett's other texts during the upcoming semester. Specifically, I love how Beckett finds the inherent comedic value in tragic situations, and his sparse style of writing.

Tania Maatouk Intro

I am a senior at Bryn Mawr and an english major at Haverford. My experience in theater has mostly been as a performer. I would like to continue studying performance primarily, but I would also like to explore different aspects of theater like directing and designing. I really enjoyed 20th Century Theories of Acting and Acting 2, and I hope to continue working on original pieces in this class. I have only read Waiting for Godot so far, so I am excited to be reading other works by Beckett--especially in a class setting. Beckett eludes and frustrates me, so I am hoping to better understand his work from a creative and visceral standpoint.

Katherine Cunningham's Introduction

Hey Y'all!

I'm Katherine (I know some of you know me as Kat, however since we have another Kat in the class, I thought going by my full name would be easier).  I am a Bryn Mawr senior who is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Theatre. My experience with theatre has mostly been from a performer's viewpoint, with a bit on the directing side of things.  I've been involved with the theatre clubs on campus, and I was in the Nina Variations last semester.  I haven't really had much contact with Beckett other than Waiting for Godot.  I had the opportunity to read and discuss the play in Acting I in addition to performing a scene from the play.  As far as what I hope to get from the class...I'm not exactly sure yet, to be frank.  I guess I would have to say I hope that I get a broader exposure to and and a better understanding of Beckett's works, in addition to how they continue to influence the the art of playwriting and theatre.

Erin Washburn introduction

I'm a senior English major at Bryn Mawr College, with minors in theater and classics. The bulk of my theater experience has been performing, but I've been focusing more on dramaturgy the past few years, and have worked as a dramaturg for several departmental shows. I'm particularly interested in the development of new plays and in Greek drama.

My primary experience with Beckett has also been with Waiting for Godot. I also took Modern Drama with Mark my freshman year and read Krapp's Last Tape. I'm looking forward to realizing the funny side of Beckett; I tend to read Beckett with a tragic lens, and I think I'm not getting the full "Beckettian" experience because of that.

Sarah Fischer's Introduction

I'm a senior at Bryn Mawr, with an English major and Russian minor. I read Waiting For Godot in high school, at the same time we were performing Rosencrantz & Guildenstern. As Mark mentioned last week, the parallels between the two plays are both intellectually striking and visually amusing. Yet at one point or another I found myself delving more into R&G rather than Waiting for Godot because I could locate R&G both historically and contextually, whereas I was at a loss for Beckett's background and other works.
In this class I hope to hone in more on Beckett's life, his inspirations, and his legacy. I'm looking forward to applying more of a theoretical lens to theater - something I've never done before - in order to glean more of an understanding of each piece. Additionally, I hope to learn more about directing, acting, and performance technique that could specifically apply to Beckett's works.

Kat Littrell: An Introduction

Hi all! My name is Katherine Littrell (but I go by Kat for the sake of reducing confusion between Katherines). I'm a junior English major at Bryn Mawr with a creative writing concentration and a possible Theatre minor.

My prior theater experience is mostly to do with acting, though I also have dramaturgical and directorial experience. Mostly, I have worked with theater/plays from prior to 1800, so Beckett is a little different for me. I have studied Waiting For Godot before, but that's about as far as my Beckett experience goes.

Plays that have really changed my life include reading Othello, Schiller's Mary Stuart, Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and seeing Sleep No More and Woody Harrelson's Bullet For Hitler.

From this class, I hope to achieve an appreciation of Beckett that I don't currently have, and gain more experience with modern theater.

Cheers,
Kat

Endgame Link

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Welcome.

Please write a short post introducing yourself to the group. It needn't be fancy, but should include your class, major, college, a sense of your prior experience (in theater, with Beckett, significant reading experiences). If you feel comfortable sharing your sense of what you hope to get from the class, that would be great.