Beckett's Ape

Beckett’s Ape is a masterfully crafted play on words that probes the absurdity of the human condition. It begins where Godot ends and reads like a novel whose dialogue mimes our humdrum lives. It mirrors our fears, echoes our need for meaning, and points us toward hope in a surprising way. Two misfits – named Plankton and Eelectron – are painting a curb and stoplight on the corner of Life and Death. Plankton is a pushy control freak in charge of “thinking” who orders his sensitive friend ar...