MIDDLEBURY — Gare St Lazare Ireland presents “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville in a distillation of the great American novel by Beckett on June 26 and 27, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the intimate Playhouse at Vermont Coffee Company, 1197 Exchange Street in Middlebury. Tickets are $20.
Melville’s allegory is presented in all the glory of his exquisite language directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett who is internationally renowned for her innovative stagings of 11 Beckett novels. In a simply told and hauntingly powerful encounter, this tour de force performance by Conor Lovett is complemented by the live musical performance of one of Ireland’s premier traditional musicians Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh (The Gloaming) on harbinger d”Amore.
This production was first performed in 2009 and toured extensively. Don’t miss this show when it comes through Middlebury.
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