Waiting for Godot

There’s a “Waiting for Godot”-ness to these tales, each of them examining an archetype like “Tourist,” “Artist,” “Futurist” or “Optimist” in the context of the post-pandemic era.

So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production of “Noises Off” and a starry staging of “Waiting for Godot.”

Together, they shoot the breeze like Vladimir and Estragon - but rather than waiting for Godot, they're waiting for the next arena car park.

“Kimberly Akimbo” and “Waiting for Godot.”

Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi star in the Geffen Playhouse’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic ‘Waiting for Godot.’