Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello
In a New Version by Niclas Olson
How far would you go to tell your story? For a family of six, abandoned by their author, the answer is found in Luigi Pirandello’s
meta-theatrical treatise on reality, fiction, and the process of storytelling. In the midst of rehearsal, the director and cast of a new play are dragged into the lives of six characters with a mysterious demand: they need someone to finish their story. As the unfinished story begins to take shape, the cast and crew are left to wonder what is fiction, what is truth, and where the line between the two really lies.
This new and exciting version of Pirandello’s classic from playwright Niclas Olson is an intimate and fast paced evening at the theater. (4M, 5W, 2 M or F)
meta-theatrical treatise on reality, fiction, and the process of storytelling. In the midst of rehearsal, the director and cast of a new play are dragged into the lives of six characters with a mysterious demand: they need someone to finish their story. As the unfinished story begins to take shape, the cast and crew are left to wonder what is fiction, what is truth, and where the line between the two really lies.
This new and exciting version of Pirandello’s classic from playwright Niclas Olson is an intimate and fast paced evening at the theater. (4M, 5W, 2 M or F)
Characters
THE DIRECTOR
THE STAGE MANAGER
THE ACTOR
THE ACTRESS
THE FATHER
THE MOTHER
THE STEPDAUGHTER
THE SON
THE BOY (non-speaking)
THE GIRL (non-speaking)
MADAME PACE
THE STAGE MANAGER
THE ACTOR
THE ACTRESS
THE FATHER
THE MOTHER
THE STEPDAUGHTER
THE SON
THE BOY (non-speaking)
THE GIRL (non-speaking)
MADAME PACE
Setting
An empty theater. The present.
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR had its world premiere on August 12, 2016 at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma, in a production by New Muses Theatre Company. It was directed and designed by Niclas Olson. Sound was by Bethany Bevier.
THE DIRECTOR: Kathryn Grace Philbrook
THE STAGE MANAGER: Erinne Kellogg
THE ACTOR: Eric Cuestas-Thompson
THE ACTRESS: Vivian Bettoni
THE FATHER: Steve Gallion
THE MOTHER: Becky Cain-Kellogg
THE STEPDAUGHTER: Amina Ali
THE SON: Karter Duff
THE BOY: Corey Cross
THE GIRL: Keiralee Monta
MADAME PACE: Maria Valenzuela
THE DIRECTOR: Kathryn Grace Philbrook
THE STAGE MANAGER: Erinne Kellogg
THE ACTOR: Eric Cuestas-Thompson
THE ACTRESS: Vivian Bettoni
THE FATHER: Steve Gallion
THE MOTHER: Becky Cain-Kellogg
THE STEPDAUGHTER: Amina Ali
THE SON: Karter Duff
THE BOY: Corey Cross
THE GIRL: Keiralee Monta
MADAME PACE: Maria Valenzuela
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