March 14 - 30, 2025
A comedy that bites the hand that feeds us! An ambitious intern is desperate to make changes in the way things are done at the literary office of a professional theater company. With a script from John Morogiello, you can rest assured that office politics have never been so clever! Directed by Kathleen Barth. Starring Rose Hahn, Matthew Marcus, John Morogiello, and Liz Weber.
Please note that this production will take place at The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD. Tickets on sale now. Contains mature language and themes.
Please note that this production will take place at The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD. Tickets on sale now. Contains mature language and themes.
What critics have said about other productions of Blame It On Beckett:
“The backstage comedy has long been a favorite milieu for playwrights expressing their abiding love and keen irritation for all things theatrical. Playwright John Morogiello takes the genre in a novel direction with Blame it on Beckett.”
—F. Kathleen Foley, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
PICK OF THE WEEK! “Self-deprecating, engaging, and funny! Morogiello's focus on the relationships lifts the play beyond the sort of insider-y piece theater professionals pass around among themselves.”
—Rebecca Haithcote, L.A. WEEKLY
“Blame It On Beckett is sensationally funny.”
—Greg Simay, BURBANK ‘N’ BEYOND
“The story is crafted so wonderfully that the audience is in it for all the right reasons. But that is too simple a description of this complex yet easily understood work. Playwright Morogiello deftly crafts the characters, exposing a nastier, unkind, and manipulative side with humor and cunning banter. The dialogue is rich, warm and touching. Morogiello has put together a wonderful play.”
—Gerie Rhosen, NOHO ARTS DISTRICT
"A little gem of a comedy. Morogiello clearly knows his milieu. Anyone who threw out Blame It On Beckett made a big mistake.”
—Sandy MacDonald, THEATERMANIA
“Razor-sharp comedy! Morogiello succeeds where many others have failed.”
—Travis Michael Holder, BACKSTAGE
“The backstage comedy has long been a favorite milieu for playwrights expressing their abiding love and keen irritation for all things theatrical. Playwright John Morogiello takes the genre in a novel direction with Blame it on Beckett.”
—F. Kathleen Foley, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
PICK OF THE WEEK! “Self-deprecating, engaging, and funny! Morogiello's focus on the relationships lifts the play beyond the sort of insider-y piece theater professionals pass around among themselves.”
—Rebecca Haithcote, L.A. WEEKLY
“Blame It On Beckett is sensationally funny.”
—Greg Simay, BURBANK ‘N’ BEYOND
“The story is crafted so wonderfully that the audience is in it for all the right reasons. But that is too simple a description of this complex yet easily understood work. Playwright Morogiello deftly crafts the characters, exposing a nastier, unkind, and manipulative side with humor and cunning banter. The dialogue is rich, warm and touching. Morogiello has put together a wonderful play.”
—Gerie Rhosen, NOHO ARTS DISTRICT
"A little gem of a comedy. Morogiello clearly knows his milieu. Anyone who threw out Blame It On Beckett made a big mistake.”
—Sandy MacDonald, THEATERMANIA
“Razor-sharp comedy! Morogiello succeeds where many others have failed.”
—Travis Michael Holder, BACKSTAGE
