STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Theatre at Tarleton will present Samuel Beckett’s Endgame through Saturday, April 15, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater.
The curtain rises each night at 7:30. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for senior citizens, children, faculty and staff; and $5 for students with a Tarleton ID.
Endgame is an absurdist, tragicomic one-act play revolving around Hamm (played by Charlie Smith), a blind, paralyzed, domineering elderly man; his geriatric parents, Nagg and Nell (Lance Weikal and Madelynn Henson); and his doddering companion, Clov (Tommy Vest).
Set in an abandoned house in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the play mostly consists of terse, back and forth dialogue between the characters along with trivial stage actions. Theater Professor Daniel Stone, an avowed Beckett fan, is directing the production.
“I can tell you, the audience needs to prepare,” he said. “There is no plot, no fully developed characters. It’s completely different, and it can be a little bit of an experience.”
Behind the scenes are stage manager Sarah Adams, lighting director Prudence Jones, scenic designer Adrea Alviar, costume designer Tiffany Wynne, props designer Matalynn Thayer, sound designer Clay Luton, makeup/hair designer Benny Brown and assistant technical director Turner Laxson.
Turner, Luke Thomas, James Stack, Allie Shaffer and Piper Scoma are the production crew.
Stone said Endgame was chosen, at least in part, to give his students a different perspective from more standard productions.
“The students need to experience different styles,” he said. “This could be greatly beneficial for them down the road.”
A founding member of The Texas A&M University System, Tarleton is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of more than 15,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, A&M RELLIS at Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity, and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.