Filmmaker Dale Schierholt’s adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s poignant exploration of aging, memory, and self-reflection. Joseph Coté stars as the titular character, an aged writer who on his birthday, listens to an audio recording he made on his 39th birthday and grapples with the sorrow and regret that define his changing self-perception. “Krapp’s Last Tape” blends humor with sorrow in a distinctive manner that is uniquely Beckett.
A Q&A with Filmmaker Dale Schierholt and actor Joseph Coté will follow the screening
Directed by Dale Scheirholt
Starring Joseph Coté
NR | 2025 | USA | 50 min
Dale Schierholt Bio
Dale Schierholt, a filmmaker best known for his documentary films, has directed more than thirty projects in the last twenty years. Many of his films are portraits of renowned visual artists. Some of his subjects include Louise Nevelson, Robert Indiana, Eric Hopkins, and Ai Weiwei.
Recently, his film “Rockland: A Maritime History” enjoyed several screenings at the Strand, and the next year, he collaborated with the Strand to celebrate its 100th anniversary with the film “Rockland’s Strand.”
His latest film, which is an adaptation of a Samuel Beckett play, is a new direction for the filmmaker. “We have stayed true to Beckett’s original text and the spirit of his staging and pacing while adding touches to make the material fresh for the screen,” said Schierholt.
A graduate of Miami University with a BA in Fine Arts, Schierholt’s film work has been commissioned by institutions across the US. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer at universities and arts institutions. His films have screened at venues around the world and on PBS affiliates from New York to California.
Joseph Coté Bio
Joseph Coté is a seasoned stage and film actor with classical training at the American Repertory Theater (Boston), the Old Globe (San Diego) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (London). He has served as a company member at the Denver Center Theater Company, the Boston Shakespeare Festival, the Indiana Shakespeare Festival and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. He has also performed with the British Council’s touring theater company in Istanbul, Shanghai and Singapore.
In 1984 Coté originated the stage role in a play about Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg estimated to have saved 100,000 Jews in Budapest in 1944-45; the solo performed toured to the cities of Budapest, Warsaw, Krakow and at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. The play was adapted for the 1985 film, “Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story” starring Richard Chamberlain.
Retiring in mid-coast Maine in 2018 Coté has worked extensively with the Heartwood Theater (Newcastle), Everyman Repertory Theater (Camden), Lincoln County Theater (Damariscotta) and the Camden Shakespeare Festival. He is a member of the acting company with Maine Media Workshops & College having performed in numerous short films with young, international directors of the future.
In 2023 he was the Winner of the Best Leading Actor Award in the short films category at both the Dublin International Film Festival and at the Best Shorts Competition in Los Angeles for his performance as a haughty, British duvet salesman shot by Julie Robinson Lyman in Camden.
Coté’s voice may be heard on two Schierholt Pictures documentaries: “Rockland: A Maritime Heritage” and “Rockland’s Strand.” He may next be seen in a July stage production of Anton Chekhov’s play, “Uncle Vanya”, with Belfast theater company,”countercurrent.collective.”
