Act Without Words I & II

Samuel Beckett’s Act Without Words I & II measures the external and internal dimensions of man, respectively. Flung into an inescapable world of dazzling light, the sole character of Act Without Words I struggles with unseen, frustrating forces for sustenance and gratification. When his futility is realized, he plays out the hand-and-mind games to a triumphantly horrible victory. The mysterious force in Act Without Words II goads two characters into the daily mundane tasks of their lives.