Waiting for Godot

[ guh-doh ]

noun

1. a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.

Example Sentences

Bert Lahr, the cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz,” starred in the 1956 American premiere of “Waiting for Godot” directed by Alan Schneider at Coconut Grove Playhouse, of all places.

From Los Angeles Times

Geffen Playhouse artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney, who grew up in the shadow of this Miami theater, has long had a special place in his affections for “Waiting for Godot” — one of the reasons he wanted to revisit the classic so early in his tenure.

From Los Angeles Times

Sean Mathias’ 2013 Broadway production of “Waiting for Godot,” starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, swung so far in the direction of tragedy that it was as if play were being intoned from deep inside an abyss.

From Los Angeles Times

But the greatest killer of productions of “Waiting for Godot” is self-consciousness.

From Los Angeles Times

Aasif Mandvi, one of the leads in a new production of “Waiting for Godot” opening Thursday at L.A.’s Geffen Playhouse, is sitting on a couch, recalling the dearth of roles for South Asian actors in 2003, when he played a Taliban minister in Tony Kushner’s “Homebody/Kabul.”

From Los Angeles Times