
Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore di Luigi Pirandello - I PERSONAGGI DELLA COMMEDIA DA FARE
GLI ATTORI DELLA COMPAGNIA
A troupe of actors is about to begin rehearsals when six unfinished figures appear onstage, each desperate to find the playwright who can complete their story. The father, mother, step‑daughter, son, a mute youth and a silent girl—later joined by a mysterious Madama Pace— demand an author who will give them purpose, turning the ordinary rehearsal into a strange encounter between reality and fiction.
The backstage crew scrambles to set the scene: a director‑manager, a stagehand in a blue coat, a lighting technician, and a chorus of actors in bright costumes. As they argue over props, lighting, and timing, the six strangers interject, questioning their own roles and the very nature of performance. The audience is drawn into a lively, almost chaotic tableau where the boundaries between play and life blur, promising a witty exploration of identity, creation, and the theatrical world itself.
Language
it
Duration
~2 hours (115K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Andrew Sly from a text provided by Liber Liber. http://www.liberliber.it/
Release date
May 27, 2006
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1936
Best known for turning theater inside out, this Nobel Prize-winning Italian writer explored identity, illusion, and the strange gap between how people see themselves and how others see them. His stories and plays still feel modern for the way they mix sharp wit with deep unease.
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