Albee and Beckett: Return of the Absurd
Thursday, November 13, 2003
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(Edward Albee)
Playwright Edward Albee talks about juxtaposing his own work with Samuel Beckett’s in his current production, “Beckett/Albee.” Then New Yorker-by-birth Victor Grossman explains why he defected to East Germany in 1952. (Grossman notes that he’s the "only person in the world to attend Harvard and Karl Marx universities.") Laurence
Gonzales tells how to survive in an emergency. And freelance travel and food writer Joel Denker on America’s ethnic cuisine.
Edward Albee, Marian Seldes and Brian Murray
Playwright Edward Albee and actors Marian Seldes and Brian Murray talk about their recent production, “Beckett/Albee.” It’s an open run at the Century Center Theatre at 111 East 15th Street, and it features work by both Albee and Samuel Beckett: Beckett’s ”Not I”, ”A Piece of Monologue”, and Footfalls and ...
Victor Grossman
In 1952, American Victor Grossman (born Stephen Wechsler) swam across the Danube to what was then known as the Soviet Zone, and eventually became a citizen of East Germany. His book is Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany.
Music: ...
Laurence Gonzales
In Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why, Laurence Gonzales explains why, in a crisis, 90% of people freeze or panic, and 10% of people stay calm, cool, and usually survive.
Music: "People I Know" soundtrack
Joel Denker
Joel Denker’s recent book, The World on a Plate: A Tour through the History of America's Ethnic Cuisine, is about the culinary history of immigrants and the effects of their foods on American culture.
Music: "Four Rooms" soundtrack
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