Described by the playwright as a radio piece for music and voice, Cascando dramatizes an existential quest for resolution and closure. It was written by Samuel Beckett in 1962 for production by the BBC as a short radio play.

The narrative involves three characters: a Voice — who promises "this time" to finish writing a story — under the uncertain control of the Opener and a third (opinionated) presence, Music. These three forces maintain a taut interplay for the duration of this 50-minute work.
The slavish "Opener" is resigned to opening and closing the expression of his conscious experience, which is merely fragmented and meaningless thoughts.