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Rockaby (1981)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 17M

Director : Alan Schneider

Synopsis

A one-woman play written by Samuel Beckett at the request of Daniel Labeille. The piece was produced by Labeille on behalf of the State University of New York's Programs in the Arts for a festival and symposium in commemoration of Beckett's 75th birthday (Wikipedia). A self-reflective drama of a figure, W, rocking "to and fro" in her dead mother's rocking chair wearing her mother's sequined funereal garment. With the aid of her pre-recorded voice, W recounts the different phases of a single memory in a bid to connect with "another creature like herself" before rocking herself into an eternal sleep.

Actors

Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
W

Crews

Alan Schneider
Alan Schneider
Director
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Writer
Gvozden Kopani
Gvozden Kopani
Set Designer
Gvozden Kopani
Gvozden Kopani
Lighting Director
Esther King
Esther King
Costume Design
Daniel Labeille
Daniel Labeille
Producer
Saul Elkin
Saul Elkin
Associate Producer
Gary Casarella
Gary Casarella
Technical Supervisor
Chris Hanna
Chris Hanna
Production Assistant