Mon., Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. and Tue., Nov. 5, 5 p.m.
$5-$10
Theater & Dance
Nearly 20 years before theatergoers were eagerly waiting for Godot, they were anxiously waiting for Lefty, a union leader who suddenly goes missing before a big labor strike meeting. Told through a series of revelatory vignettes, this tense 1935 drama by celebrated playwright Clifford Odets — his first — was inspired by a 40-day strike of New York City cab drivers. The individual scenes build one another to paint a larger picture of the lopsided and often sinister dynamics of wealth, power and privilege. Sara Goff directs, and veteran actor Ricardo Ibarra-Rivera guest stars alongside EWU students. Waiting for Lefty…
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