Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Description
When six characters suddenly appear during the rehearsal of a Pirandello play and demand to have their story told instead, the director is forced to confront an entirely new theatrical situation, one that cascades into chaos as the characters and the actors collide in surreal twists of comical, philosophical, and tragical confrontation. SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR is widely considered the Nobel Prize–winning Pirandello’s masterpiece, and Italian-American translator Penelope Bussolino breathes vivacious new life into this classic of world theater.
Production Info
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 110 minutes)
Single Set
Period Costumes
Press Quotes
“Luigi Pirandello is probably more important in the history of the twentieth-century drama than anyone else is.” —Harold Bloom
“Pirandello’s most extraordinary achievement: the play of the century.” —Eric Bentley
“The most remarkable feature of Pirandello’s art is his almost magical power to turn psychological analysis into good theater.” —Per Hallström, Nobel Prize Presentation Speech
Author
Luigi PirandelloLuigi Pirandello (1867 – 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage." His most famous plays are SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, SO IT IS (IF YOU THINK SO), EACH IN HIS OWN WAY, and ENRICO IV.
Penelope BussolinoBorn and raised in Rome, Penelope Bussolino moved to New York City in the mid-2000s and became an American citizen in 2012. She received the equivalent of a master's degree in Literature & History of Performing Arts from La Sapienza Università di Roma and in the 1990s worked at Agenzia Danesi-Tolnay, a theatrical agency in Rome, for which she has translated numerous American plays for the Italian theater, among them David Mamet's EDMOND and THE CRYPTOGRAM, which is published by Giulio Einaudi Editore; THIS IS OUR YOUTH by Kenneth Lonergan; and PRODIGAL SON by John Patrick Shanley. Her translations have been produced throughout Italy. SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR is her first translation from Italian to English.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 12/9/2025 |
| Pages | 86 |
| ISBN | 9798888560808 |
Special Notes
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
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