UT’s Production of Six Characters in Search of an Author Opens Oct. 9

From Oct. 9–12, The University of Tampa will stage Six Characters in Search of an Author, a play by Luigi Pirandello that turns a mirror onto the theatre itself. Show times are 8 p.m. on Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 9–11, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. All performance will be in Falk Theatre, located at 428 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Six Characters in Search of an Author was written in 1921 by Pirandello, an Italian novelist and playwright. It is an absurdist meta-theatrical play about the relationship between authors, their characters and theatre practitioners in which a family of characters left unrealized by their author interrupts the rehearsal of another Pirandello play and demands the director and cast stage their story.

The production features a cast of 17 UT students under the direction of Robert Gonzalez, associate professor of speech and theatre. Sound design is by Gonzalez; set and lighting are by Alex Amyot; costume design is provided by Frank Chavez and stage properties are by Jerid Fox.

Admission is free for UT students, faculty and staff with valid UT identification. General admission tickets are $15, senior citizens and non-UT students may purchase tickets for $10. For more information, contact Gonzalez at (813) 257-3854 or rmgonzalez@ut.edu.

The show is sponsored by UT’s Department of Speech, Theatre and Dance.