That’s Absurd!
Underground Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60660
Underground Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60660
Drama
Runs Oct 31Nov 01, 2026

Samuel Beckett’s 1953 play, Waiting for Godot, presents a bleak, futile reality in which its characters understand very little about the world and accomplish even less. This play, among Beckett’s other works, aims to represent the absurdity of human existence—that humans relentlessly search for meaning from an indifferent and arbitrary universe. While Beckett may be justified in concluding that life is aimless, his cold, jarring text fails to display the sheer beauty and joy that can be born out of the aimlessness. What if we could write a play that—like Waiting for Godot—put life’s moments of nothingness on display, but also gave us a reason to go on living?

Part of Loyola’s Second Stage Laboratory Theatre

Project led by Corin Friese