Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore

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Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore

by Luigi Pirandello

IT·~2 hours

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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.

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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

2006-05-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Luigi Pirandello

Luigi Pirandello

1867–1936

Known for stories and plays that blur the line between truth and performance, this Nobel Prize-winning writer changed modern drama with works that are witty, unsettling, and deeply human.

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