The Black Box Theatre of Cornell's Sheila W. and Richard J. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts will present Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter this weekend.
Performances are Friday, Oct. 4, at 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Center for Performing Arts box office, weekdays from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. or at the door one hour before the performance. Call 254-ARTS for tickets. Black Box Theatre tickets are $2 in advance and $3 at the door.
The Dumb Waiter is Pinter's dark look into the lives of two hired killers, Ben and Gus, as they anxiously await word from their mysterious boss, Wilson. When Wilson calls, their mark will come, but until then, they can only wait in a stifling room where nothing seems quite right. Wavering from the comic to the terrifying, we watch as Ben and Gus' bored random banter grows into something more sinister. Hitting on issues of trust and betrayal, The Dumb Waiter introduced the world to Pinter's unique style, granting him the status of being recognized as one of our greatest living playwrights.
The Black Box production features the talents of Cornell students Tony Hogrebe '04 and Shantha Susman '04. The play is directed by Jordan Ressler '03.
Four times a year, the Black Box Series offers students valuable opportunities to assume commanding directing, design and acting roles in small budget projects. The series allows the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance to feature its finest young talent in an experimental environment and is made possible through the generosity of alumni Leah Shampanier Gould and Harold Gould.
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