Six Characters in Search of an Author

Luigi Pirandello the winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for literature was one of the most original and powerful dramatists of his time. The best-known playwright of the conflict between illusion and reality. This is one of his most celebrated plays in which these themes are explored brilliantly. The first production of this play occurred in 1921 and it has been a critically acclaimed ever since. It is primarily a concern over the drama within human lives with six characters - family members all - coming to the theater demanding that their story be played out there by actors.