Six Characters in Search of an Author (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Luigi Pirandello
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Comic Drama
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, 1920’s, Drama or dramatists, Italy or Italians
Six fictional characters rejected by their author interrupt a rehearsal of Pirandello’s MIXING IT UP and, after much mix-up, persuade the theater company’s manager to let them act their story instead. The prompter will record a script in shorthand, and the company’s actors will also look on to learn their parts.
The confusion continues. The characters’ sensational story comes out piecemeal and disjointed, mainly through narration--about a man who gives his wife to her lover, then years later is tragically reunited with her and her children. Only two scenes are acted: the...
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