Beckett

It's interesting to read a play by Beckett after reading a Noh play. In the Noh Theatre, everything is so specific and rehearsed by tradition so that if you did a play now it would be the same as it was hundreds of years ago. The same thing can be said of Beckett. He was very particular in who did his plays and to this day through a company he controls, from the grave, the when and how of his productions. This is both comforting and unnerving as an actor. With Beckett, you know how it is supposed to be, but there is little room for interpretation or for personal touch. It is what it is. As is with the Noh. In Noh, there is no "what I felt in this scene" or "move downstage a bit." It is all precise. Every pause in Beckett, every sigh, every crazy outburst by Krapp was written in for a reason. You may not know why he holds the Bananna *shudders* in his mouth for a moment but I bet Beckett does. It is certainly interesting for the audience to wonder and to figure out for themselves, maybe that is the job of the actor as well....