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A group of strangers wait at a rural bus stop as buses repeatedly pass without stopping. As time stretches from hours into years, each reveals a reason for going to the city and confronts the cost of waiting; the stranded group eventually sets out on foot. The play combines absurdist action and inaction with polyphonic dialogue and actors who step outside their characters.
Set on a deliberately non-existent 'other shore,' the experimental play turns the Buddhist image of reaching enlightenment into an unrealized pursuit. It can be staged in many kinds of spaces, with actors among the audience or the audience among the actors.
A group of strangers wait at a rural bus stop as buses repeatedly pass without stopping. As time stretches from hours into years, each reveals a reason for going to the city and confronts the cost of waiting; the stranded group eventually sets out on foot. The play combines absurdist action and inaction with polyphonic dialogue and actors who step outside their characters.
Set on a deliberately non-existent 'other shore,' the experimental play turns the Buddhist image of reaching enlightenment into an unrealized pursuit. It can be staged in many kinds of spaces, with actors among the audience or the audience among the actors.