U.S. BECKETT TOURS 2011

The Gate Theatre is delighted to announce two U.S. tours of Samuel Beckett’s work in October – December 2011 playing in six prestigious venues over seven weeks.  Watt and Endgame with Des Keogh, Rosaleen Linehan, Barry McGovern and Owen Roe will start in Ann Arbor, Michigan and finish up at Cal Performances in Berkeley. In late November, Krapp’s Last Tape with John Hurt will begin a three week tour playing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. and at BAM in New York. This will be the Gate’s first time to play in four of these venues. In all, the Gate will have toured three times to the United States this year after Watt played at the Under the Radar Festival in New York in January. These tours would not be possible without the very generous support of Culture Ireland, as part of its Imagine Ireland season of Irish Arts in America in 2011.

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WATT / ENDGAME TOUR

SCHEDULE:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR
27 – 29 OCTOBER 2011
www.ums.org

CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
2-5 NOVEMBER 2011
www.carolinaperformingarts.org

ANNENBERG CENTER, PHILADELPHIA
8 – 13 NOVEMBER 2011
www.pennpresents.org

CAL PERFORMANCES, BERKELEY
17 – 20 NOVEMBER 2011
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

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WATT by SAMUEL BECKETT

Texts from the novel selected by Barry McGovern

Cast
Barry McGovern

Director: Tom Creed
Costume Design: Joan O’Clery
Lighting Design: James McConnell
Sound Design: Denis Clohessy

Music by Barry McGovern after Samuel Beckett

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ENDGAME by SAMUEL BECKETT

Cast

Hamm	Owen Roe
Clov	Barry McGovern
Nell	Rosaleen Linehan
Nagg	Des Keogh

Director: Alan Stanford
Set Design: Eileen DIss
Costume Design: Joan O’Clery
Lighting Design: James McConnell

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KRAPP’S LAST TAPE TOUR

SCHEDULE:

LANSBURGH THEATRE, SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY, WASHINGTON DC
29 NOVEMBER – 4 DECEMBER 2011
www.shakespearetheatre.org

HARVEY THEATER, BAM, NEW YORK
6 – 18 DECEMBER 2011
www.bam.org

KRAPP'S LAST TAPE

Written by Samuel Beckett

Cast:
John Hurt

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Imagine Ireland is a year-long season of Irish arts in America in 2011, an initiative of Culture Ireland, with funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. www.imagineireland.ie

Culture Ireland is the state agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide, working under the aegis of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at strategic international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets. www.cultureireland.gov.ie

The Gate is delighted to be working again on these tours with David Eden Productions Limited.