Textual Notes Abbreviations Prologue Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Literature Review of International Beckett Criticism 1.2 Literature Review of Chinese Beckett Criticism Chapter Two Theorizing Chinese Beckett Performance 2.1 Boundary Crossing: Beckett as Cultural Translation 2.2 Other Becketts in Intercultural Theater 2.3 Acting Beckett from the Marginal Chapter Three Political Beckett: First Trials 3.1 Icebreaker: Gao Xingjian and Chezhan 3.2 Meng Jinghui: Angry Young Men Waiting for Godot 3.3 The Premature Godot: Premiere of Theater Quarterly Chapter Four Beckett as Postmodern Laboratory 4.1 The Waiting of Three Sisters: A Chan Collage 4.2 Mo lei tau Beckett: What if Godot Comes? 4.3 Moveable Feast: Beckett in Ancient Chinese Gardens Chapter Five Gendered Beckett in Consumerism Culture 5.1 Only Bored Women Waiting for Godot? 5.2 Hard Man and Woman Godot 5.3 Minnan Endgame: Gendered Consumption Chapter Six Co-produced Beckett: Negotiating Authority 6.1 Beckett Workshop as Empowering Site 6.2 Western Experience: Enlightenment or Domination in Disguise Chapter Seven Can the Indigenous Act Back? 7.1 Performing Beckett, Reforming Jingiu 7.2 Beckett Danced on Chinese Stage 7.3 Dialogue with the Masters Conclusion Works Cited