Photo by Erik Carter
LOS ANGELES (October 1, 2024) – Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for Waiting for Godot, written by Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett (Endgame, Krapp’s Last Tape) and directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett (The Realistic Joneses, How It Is). Waiting for Godot is produced in association with Gare St Lazare Ireland.
The cast includes Lincoln Bonilla (Jane the Virgin, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures) as Boy, Conor Lovett (I’ll Find You, Versailles) as Pozzo, Aasif Mandvi (Evil, The Daily Show) as Estragon, Jack McSherry (Waiting for Godot Geffen Playhouse debut) as Boy, Adam Stein (Our Flag Means Death, Wait Until Dark) as Lucky and Rainn Wilson (Thom Pain, The Office) as Vladimir.
Previews for Waiting for Godot begin Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. Opening night is Thursday, November 14, 2024.
As Vladimir and Estragon wait and wait for the arrival of the elusive Godot, a cast of mysterious misfits interrupt their endless vigil in Samuel Beckett’s tragi-comic masterpiece that has captivated audiences for decades. Timeless and multi-layered, Waiting for Godot changed the course of contemporary drama and remains as resonant and riveting as ever. Gare St Lazare Ireland, “the unparalleled Beckett champions” according to the New York Times, bring their wit and skill to what promises to be a Godot for the ages.
Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture, and as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
Geffen Playhouse’s Theater as a Lens for Justice initiative provides access to this production and supplementary programs for populations impacted by incarceration and is supported, in part, by Jayne Baron Sherman.
This production is also supported by Culture Ireland.
WAITING FOR GODOT
Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
Produced in Association with Gare St Lazare Ireland
Previews: November 6 – November 13, 2024
Opening Night: November 14, 2024
Closing Night: December 15, 2024
CAST
Lincoln Bonilla as Boy*
Conor Lovett as Pozzo
Aasif Mandvi as Estragon
Jack McSherry as Boy*
Adam Stein as Lucky
Rainn Wilson as Vladimir
*The role of “Boy” will be alternately performed by Lincoln Bonilla and Jack McSherry
PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic & Costume Designer Kaye Voyce
Lighting Designer Simon Bennison
Sound Designer & Composer Mel Mercier
Associate Director Velani Dibba
Fight Director Steve Rankin
Production Stage Manager Alyssa Escalante
Assistant Stage Manager Miriam E. Mendoza
Casting Director Phyllis Schuringa, CSA
UNDERSTUDIES
Timothy Paul Brown as u/s Vladimir
Andrew Brian Carter as u/s Pozzo / Lucky
Boise Holmes as u/s Estragon
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday No performance
Wednesday – Friday 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION
Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets currently priced at $36.00 – $159. Available by phone at 310.208.2028 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.org. Fees may apply.
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
Rush tickets for each day’s performance are made available to the general public one hour before showtime at the box office. $40.00 General/$20.00 Student.