Didi and the Poet

by Anna Langman

A poet is left to their own devices to carve out a space in the empty world — until the love of their life returns, breaking apart the structural illusions of the world on which they had been operating. In this play, poesy meets absurdism by the side of the road, and neither will ever be the same.
Didi and the Poet is a tribute to Waiting for Godot, intertwining verse with prose and companionate friendship with...

A poet is left to their own devices to carve out a space in the empty world — until the love of their life returns, breaking apart the structural illusions of the world on which they had been operating. In this play, poesy meets absurdism by the side of the road, and neither will ever be the same.
Didi and the Poet is a tribute to Waiting for Godot, intertwining verse with prose and companionate friendship with romantic love on the liminal side of the road.

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Didi and the Poet

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  • Shaun Leisher: Didi and the Poet by Anna Langman
    “

    Poetry and music is not in short supply in this short play that uniquely explores the concepts of creativity and life and death. Langman proves very skilled at balancing the large idea absurdism as well as the intimate moments of these two characters.

    Poetry and music is not in short supply in this short play that uniquely explores the concepts of creativity and life and death. Langman proves very skilled at balancing the large idea absurdism as well as the intimate moments of these two characters.

    ”
Each character can be played by an actor of any gender.

Development History

  • Reading, Allentown Public Theatre, 2017

Production History

  • Community Theater, Philadelphia Dramatists Center, 2022