Championing Beckett: Ruby Cohn and Her Legacy with Samuel Beckett
ITDP: Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and
Performance
Presents
Championing Beckett
Ruby Cohn and Her Legacy with Samuel Beckett
A panel discussion examining the writing of the late Ruby
Cohn, UC Davis professor emerita and renowned theater
scholar and Samuel Beckett specialist, personal
reminiscences and observations of working directly with and for
Samuel Beckett.
With UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Barry McGovern,
actor, Gate Theatre, Dublin Alan Mandell, actor, Mark Taper
Forum, Los Angeles Peter Lichtenfels, director and UC Davis
Department of Theatre and Dance professor.
Moderated by David Lloyd, UC Davis English Department
professor.
Produced by John Iacovelli, designer and UC Davis Department of
Theatre and Dance professor.
Main Theatre, Wright Hall
Thursday, December 6
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Open to Public/Free of Charge
11-11.15: Coffee/Welcome
11.15-11.45: Panel Discussion I
11.45-12.15: Open Discussion
12.15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30: Panel Discussion II
1.30-2pm: Open Discussion/Concluding Remarks
2:15-3:15 p.m. Barry McGovern Reading of Beckett’s Poetry
and Prose
UC Davis ITDP presents Championing Beckett: Ruby Cohn and Her
Legacy with Samuel Beckett, a panel discussion examining the
writing of the late Ruby Cohn, UC Davis professor emerita and
renowned theater scholar and Samuel Beckett specialist. The event
on Thursday, Dec. 6 includes a Beckett poetry and prose reading
by UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence Barry McGovern, Irish
actor and leading exponent of Beckett’s work. The free-of-charge
event is open to the public from 11:00 a.m.
