I've started my read of this play and I'm pretty excited about its potential for our Fall play. I read about a theater program that adapted the language and references to work with their program and to be/sound more modern. It would be a lot of fun to work on this one and there's room for improv., etc.
Six Characters in Search of an Author (Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore) is the most famous and celebrated play by the Italian writer Luigi Pirandello.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Characters_in_Search_of_an_Author
The play begins with an acting company reluctantly preparing to rehearse a play, incidentally one of Pirandello's own, Mixing It Up (Il Gioco delle Parti). As the rehearsal is about to begin the play is unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of six strange people. The Manager of the play, furious at the interruption, demands an explanation. The Father reveals themselves as unfinished characters in search of an author to finish their story. The Manager initially believes them to be mad, but as they begin to argue amongst themselves and reveal details of their story he begins to listen. While he isn't an author, the Manager agrees to stage their story despite the disbelief amongst the jeering actors.
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I'm very excited about this play, especially the staging and lighting possibilities! It would be very easy to modernize. If you get a chance, do read it.
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