Václav Havel Critical Essay | Critical Essay by Samuel Beckett

Critical Essay by Samuel Beckett

DIRECTOR (D)

HIS FEMALE ASSISTANT (A)

PROTAGONIST (P)

LUKE, IN CHARGE OF THE LIGHTING, OFFSTAGE (L)

Rehearsal. Final touches to the last scene. Bare stage. A and L have just set the lighting. D has just arrived.

D in an armchair downstage audience left. Fur coat. Fur toque to match. Age and physique unimportant.

A standing beside him. White coverall. Bare head. Pencil on ear. Age and physique unimportant.

P midstage standing on a black block 18″ high. Black wide-brimmed hat. Black dressing gown to ankles. Barefoot. Head bowed. Hands in pockets. Age and physique unimportant.

D and A contemplate P.

Long pause.

A (finally): Like the look of him?

D: So-so. (Pause.) Why the plinth?

A: To let the stalls see the feet.

(Pause.)

D: Why the hat?

A: To help hide the face.

(Pause.)

D: Why the gown?

A: To have him all black.

(Pause.)

D: What...
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