There is a joke in Waiting for Godot that comes after a rare moment of action. “That passed the time,” says Vladimir. “It would have passed in any case,” retorts Estragon.
Writer/performer Sam Ward gives the audience the same alternatives in We Were Promised Honey. Whether we let the show run its course or not, at the end of the allotted time we will be an hour closer to our fate. Preferring to pass the time in Ward’s company, we choose to listen to what he has to say about our future. He tells us it is going to end badly, but we decide it can’t hurt to hear about it.
