News Release

April 4, 2007

Boise State Celebrates the Life and Work of Samuel Beckett During Film Festival, Exhibition

 

Fans of Samuel Beckett will get a chance to learn more about his life and watch many of his works during the Beckett Film Festival and Exhibition April 13-14. The event is sponsored by the Boise State University Department of English, the Irish Consul in San Francisco, the Boise State English Majors Association, Sigma Tau Delta, and the Boise State MFA program.

Beckett, who was born just outside Dublin, Ireland, was one of the most acclaimed dramatists and writers of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969 and his most famous play, “Waiting for Godot,” has been taught extensively in high schools and universities.

The Beckett Film Festival and Exhibition coincides with the anniversary of Beckett’s birth on April 13. All of the events are free and open to the public.

• April 13, Student Union Lookout Room: 6-8 p.m., exhibition open house; 8-9 p.m., screening of “Krapp’s Last Tape,” directed by Atom Egoyan and featuring John Hurt; 9-10 p.m., exhibition open house. Featuring photos and information on Beckett’s life and work.

• April 14, Liberal Arts Room 106: Film festival.
• 8-8:12 a.m.: “What Where,” directed by Damien O’Donnell and featuring Sean McGinely and Gary Lewis.
• 8:12-8:40 a.m.: “Footfalls,” directed by Walter Asmus and featuring Susan Fitzgerald and Joan O’Hara.
• 8:40-8:48 a.m.: “Come and Go,” directed by John Crowley and featuring Paola Dionisotti, Anna Massey and Sian Phillips.
• 8:50-9:06 a.m.: “Act Without Words I,” directed by Karel Reisz and featuring Sean Foley.
• 9:20-10:39 a.m.: “Happy Days,” directed by Patricia Rozema and featuring Rosaleen Linehan and Richard Johnson.
• 10:45-10:52 a.m.: “Catastrophe,” directed by David Mamet and featuring John Gielgud, Harold Pinter and Rebecca Pidgeon.
• 11-11:30 a.m.: “Rough for Theatre II,” directed by Katie Mitchell and featuring Jim Norton, Timothy Spall and Hugh B. O’Brien.
• 11:30-11:31 a.m.: “Breath,” directed by Damien Hirst and featuring the voice of Keith Allan.
• 11:31-12:01 p.m.: “That Time,” directed by Charles Garrad and featuring Niall Buggy.
• 12:05-1:25 p.m.: “End Game,” directed by Conor McPherson and featuring Michael Gambon, David Thewlis, Charles Simon and Jean Anderson.
• 1:30-1:41 p.m.: “Act Without Words II,” directed by Enda Hughes and featuring Pat Kinevane and Marcello Magni.
• 1:45-2:05 p.m.: “A Piece of Monologue,” directed by Robin Lefevre and featuring Stephen Brennan.
• 2:10-2:26 p.m.: “Play,” directed by Anthony Minghella and featuring Alan Rickman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliet Stevenson.
• 2:30-2:44 p.m.: “Rockaby,” directed by Richard Eyre and featuring Penelope Wilton.
• 3-5 p.m.: “Waiting for Godot,” directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and featuring Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Stephen Brennan, Alan Stafford and Sam McGovern.
• 5:15-5:29 p.m.: “Not I,” directed by Neil Jordan and featuring Julianne Moore.
• 5:30-5:50 p.m.: “Rough for Theatre I,” directed by Kieron J. Walsh and featuring David Kelly and Milo O’Shea.
• 5:50-6:02 p.m.: “Ohio Impromptu,” directed by Charles Sturridge and featuring Jeremy Irons.

For more information, e-mail Jodi Chilson at jodichilson@boisestate.edu  or call (208) 426-4210.

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Contact: Jodi Chilson, Department of English, jodichilson@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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