WAITING  FOR  GODOT  at the Barrow St. Playhouse

(Seen September 7, 2014)

I know that theatre-goers should not have expectations about a show, and yet I assumed that GODOT....  in Yiddish would add more of an aspect of place ---- post-Holocaust.  

Instead, this turned out to be a pretty straight-forward production.

The English super-titles, projected high above the action, were a distraction, though necessary for most of the audience.

The small cast were all capable and interesting, and the audience seemed totally into the now-classic play.  Strangely, Yiddish did, at times, seem to lighten the dialogue, so it brought out the humor and pathos.