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Andrew Manley

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Andrew is engaged in an on-going exploration of all the performance possibilities of Samuel Beckett’s work. He recently created and directed “Becket Rooms,” a site-specific promenade performance in 18 attic rooms of continuously performed Beckett pieces plus related installations; and “Absurd Plus” devised from 15 absurd pieces, known and little-known, prose, poetry, and plays, and performed by a cast of 26 in a disused gas utilities building. He presented papers in 2006 on site-specific Beckett at the “Beckett at 100” conference at FSU and the Comparative Drama Conference in LA. Generally, Andrew is engaged in practical exploration of different forms of theatre and innovative strategies of performance — in particular, site-specific theatre. Other recent site-specific productions include Peter Handke’s “The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other” and a double bill of Sam Shepard’s “Killer’s Head” and “Action.” Plans include a site-specific production of Martin Crimp’s post-modern mystery play “Attempts On Her Life” and a self-performed “Krapp’s Last Tape” in a room within a room.

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