Godot Waits For Homeland Security
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Godot Waits For Homeland Security is a play written by Martin Kimeldorf of Washington DC, USA in 2003.
This play is not a prequel
or sequel
of the Waiting For Godot
written by Samuel Beckett
. It consists of only two characters - AmbiMan and ProtoMan; and it sets a time when USA has been invaded by those who have been attacked earlier by USA. The text sharply criticizes the Homeland Security Department established by the President George W. Bush
. It expresses fear that the Department has been established and is being used to suppress the voice of the opposition. Besides, the play places questions against war-monging attitude of the developed nations.
It has been produced by THAW (Theaters Against War
), Theatre Formation Paribartak
etc.
This play is not a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
or sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
of the Waiting For Godot
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's...
written by Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
. It consists of only two characters - AmbiMan and ProtoMan; and it sets a time when USA has been invaded by those who have been attacked earlier by USA. The text sharply criticizes the Homeland Security Department established by the President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. It expresses fear that the Department has been established and is being used to suppress the voice of the opposition. Besides, the play places questions against war-monging attitude of the developed nations.
It has been produced by THAW (Theaters Against War
Theaters Against War
Theaters Against War , is a coalition of theaters and volunteer theater artists organized to protest the Iraq war and the perceived concomitant restrictions on civil liberties in the US...
), Theatre Formation Paribartak
Theatre Formation Paribartak
Theatre Formation Paribartak is a group of theatres situated in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India. Prior to May 18, 2005, it was a unit of another organization that now goes under the name of Changers' Foundation Paribartak. After that date, it became a separate entity.Theatre Formation...
etc.