▁by ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁van ▁It all ie , ▁" Inter view ," ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁America ▁Hur rah , ▁and ▁Cha ik in ▁directed ▁the ▁" Inter view " ▁section ▁when ▁the ▁play ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁P ocket ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Open ▁Theatre ▁performed ▁End game ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Beck ett , ▁with ▁Cha ik in ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Hamm ▁and ▁Peter ▁Mal oney ▁as ▁C lov , ▁at ▁the ▁C ite ▁Univers itaire , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Gr ass lands ▁Pen it enti ary , ▁a ▁ful fill ment ▁of ▁Cha ik in ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁aud ien ces ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁fund ament ally ▁and ▁cult ur ally ▁different ▁from ▁cosm opol itan ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 ▁Open ▁Theatre ▁performed ▁Terminal ▁by ▁ ▁Susan ▁Y ank ow itz , ▁tour ing ▁the ▁production ▁intern ation ally — including ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ira z ▁Arts ▁Festival ▁in ▁Iran ▁( 1 9 7 1 )-- as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁many ▁maximum ▁and ▁minimum ▁security ▁pr isons ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada . ▁The ▁Open ▁Theater ▁operated ▁for ▁about ▁ten ▁years . ▁Cha ik in ▁closed ▁the ▁Open ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁because ▁he ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁becoming ▁an ▁institution . ▁Although ▁it ▁achieved ▁much ▁critical ▁success ,