“A critic once described Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic as “a play in which nothing happens, twice.” I can’t think of two actors I’d rather see do nothing than Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks. For decades, these earthy, intense men—menacing, funny, haunted, vulnerable—have done wonders in edgy new plays. Now they get to shine (well, grumble and shuffle) in the grandaddy of all experimental drama, as two tramps on an apocalyptic wasteland contemplating life’s meaninglessness. Spoiler alert: Godot doesn’t show up.”
We Are Your Robots: Best Theater of 2024 – New York Magazine/Vulture
December 5, 2024
“Ethan Lipton’s outstanding new concert play…sly, smart as heck, and somehow both extremely tender and laugh-out-loud funny…charming tunes and clever