 It regularly staged works by playwrights associated with the Theatre of the Absurd, including one of the first productions of Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" in 1957.The modernist stage company The Living Theatre was in residence in 1951 and 1952, performing rarities like Pablo Picasso's "Desire Caught by the Tail".Occasionally the theatre even hosted musical performances, providing a venue for Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger long before their ascensions to fame.