Fate of a Cockroach”, Tawfiq Al-Hakim’s dark satire directed by Ken Sawyer, opened this past weekend to what was, no doubt, a warm reception. The title of the play arouses many questions. What is a cockroach’s fate? Who cares? However, when the lights went down on the CSUN production, the audience started to see a new perspective. “Fate” confronts those things we see as trivial or unimportant by presenting the viewer with two scenarios. In the first, we see a… Read more

Dwelling on the fate of a cockroach seems a trivial and unnecessary task. Why on earth would such a meager organism be worthy of thought–or much less a play? But “Fate of a Cockroach,” by Egyptian playwright Tawfiq Al-Hakim, is a satire that might make all audiences re-question their opinions on what is worth discussion. Director Ken Sawyer is no stranger to the CSUN theatre department, and he returns again to create something undoubtedly new and innovative with “Fate.”  Senior… Read more