Fans of Seinfeld (this week’s second reference to the TV sitcom) will remember it was a comedy about nothing. But not the first. In 1953, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s absurdist tragicomedy used the same premise: Two loveably hapless vagrants grapple with the mysteries of the universe, bantering and bickering as they wait in vain for someone named Godot. The work has numerous interpretations, but all conclude that it’s one of the most significant plays of the 20th century. Playing Vladimir and Estragon for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company are Bruce Cromer and Nicholas Rose, who just finished a month of A Christmas Carol at the Cincinnati Playhouse.
Through Feb. 7. $22-$36. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 719 Race St., Downtown, 513-381-2273, cincyshakes.com.
This article appears in Jan 7-14, 2015.
