The A & E Gallery (335 W. Saint Peter in New Iberia) and Acting Up present Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, directed by Charlee Halphen Swain and starring Sarah Gautier and David Guarisco on October 23rd and 24th at 7:30 pm.
The sun beats down on “another heavenly day” as Winnie, buried in earth to her waist, practices her daily routine with all of her civilized accoutrements: toothbrush, mirror and a pistol. She has lost all logical sense of time. She cannot remember her past, the future does not exist; all she has is the present. Wanting to die but, cannot; she struggles to keep “sadness from creeping in”. And do not forget Willie, emasculated and broken, caring for and answering to Winnie. Speaking to Willie allows Winnie some comfort and happiness in this forsaken wilderness.
In this insightful comedy, Samuel Beckett explores life leading into death and everything in between. Beckett was born in Ireland in 1906. However, he spent much of his time in Paris and wrote many of his plays in French. Happy Days was written in his original language and dialect. It had its American premiere in 1961. Howard Taubman, a reviewer for the New York Times said, “With Happy Days, Samuel Beckett has composed a song of rue that will haunt the inner ear long after you have heard it.
For more information or for tickets, call 337-364-2645 (Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am-3 pm). Tickets are $10.
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