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Geffen Playhouse Los Angeles announces a new production of Waiting for Godot in association with Gare St Lazare Ireland.
Judy Hegarty Lovett will direct Conor Lovett and Rainn Willson (The Office, Thom Pain) in this new production in November 2024. More casting and creative team to be announced. Visit geffenplayhouse.org for more details. Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney unvelis his his inaugural season in the Los Angeles Times. Supported by Culture Ireland.
Two new OPEN CALLS for residencies at Atelier Samuel Beckett, Mericourt, France.
The D. Kern and Elizabeth R. Holoman Residency for one artist
and
The Ireland Eyes Residency for one artist
Professional artists of all disciplines are invited to apply for these 3-week international artistic residency at Atelier Samuel Beckett in France.
Artists are invited to apply for a 3 week residency at Atelier Samuel Beckett to take place in Fall 2024.
Each award is valued at €6000 and offers study/desk space, self-catering accommodation (private room with en suite bathroom in a shared house), 2 hours of mentoring, living expnses of €1500 and travel expenses up to €500 will be provided to the successful artist.
The deadline for applications is 6pm (Irish Time) on 14th February 2024 IMPORTANT. See How To Apply at bottom of this page.
In association with Atelier Samuel Beckett and Gare St Lazare Ireland.
November 2023
Launch of Atelier Samuel Beckett
Atelier Samuel Beckett was established in 2023 to offer artists of all disciplines an invitation to consider the artistic legacy of Samuel Beckett as they focus on their own practice.
Artists can apply through rolling Open Calls to spend three weeks sharing a newly renovated house with stunning views of the Seine and the surrounding forest. They can also apply for a paying residency.
Find out more
Photography: Giaime Meloni
April 2022
Stephen Dillane and Conor Lovett in How It Is (Part 2) Photo by Clare Keogh
How It Is (Part Two) by Samuel Beckett
Was performed at The Coronet from April 20 until May 7 2022.
★★★★★ 'Gare St Lazare have certainly brought the wow factor to Beckett … (and) deserve to be congratulated, and cherished, for their uncompromising artistic vision.'
Irish Examiner
'A high recommendation – it’s a beautiful piece of work.'
RTÉ Radio
How It Is by Samuel Beckett performed at Dublin Theatre Festival 2021.
All 3 parts streamed in a version reimagined for film.
Directed and designed by Judy Hegarty Lovett. Featuring Conor Lovett & Stephen Dillane. Music Composition and Sound Design by Mel Mercier with Irish Gamelan Orchestra and MÓNCKK. Music Performed by Mel Mercier, Irish Gamelan Orchestra, MÓNCKK,Nick Roth, Claudia Schwab and Mark Padmore.
Lighting Design by Simon Bennison. Director of Photography Louis Hegarty Lovett. Film Consultant Grant Gee.
Filmed by Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment. Sound Engineered by Paul Ashe Browne and Tyler Kieffer.
Original design of How It Is (Part 1) by Judy Hegarty Lovett & Kris Stone. Original Lighting Design of How It Is (Part 1) by Kris Stone. Original Lighting Design of How It Is (Part 2) by Mick Hurley.
Produced by Maura O’Keeffe, Judy Hegarty Lovett & Conor Lovett.
Presented in association with The Everyman, Cork and The Coronet Theatre, London and with the support of Dublin Theatre Festival, The Abbey Theatre, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny and Le Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. Funded also by The Arts Council and Culture Ireland.
In August 2020 The Coronet Theatre, London featured a short film (24 mins) about Gare St Lazare Ireland on their The Coronet - Inside Out series.
During lockdown we introduced our Youtube Channel with behind-the-scenes footage by Grant Gee of How It Is (Part 1) and (Part 2) as well as a How It Is (Part 2) post show discussion filmed by Grant at The Everyman bar and a conversation with UK playwrights Alice Birch, Tim Crouch and Chris Goode filmed at The Coronet bar (from the Public Conversation series during our Beckett In London Festival in 2016).
We also began a series of short Instagram film posts with Beckett texts performed by Conor Lovett and directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett. You can watch them on our Instagram via the Instagram logo on bottom right of this page.