Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1921 Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, first performed in that year. An absurdist metatheatrical play about the relationship between authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners, it premiered at the Teatro Valle in Rome to a mixed reception, with shouts from the audience of Manicomio! and Incommensurabile!, a reference to the play's illogical progression. Reception improved at subsequent performances, especially after Pirandello provided for the...
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