Six Characters in Search of an Author

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Six Characters in Search of an Author （Italian: Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore [ˈsɛi persoˈnaddʒi in ˈtʃerka dauˈtoːre]） is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, written and first performed in 1921.
An absurdist metatheatric play about the relationship among 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!" （"Madhouse!"） and "Incommensurabile!" （"incomprehensible!"）, a reaction to the play's illogical progression.
Reception improved at subsequent performances, especially after Pirandello provided for the play's third edition, published in 1925, a foreword clarifying its structure and ideas.
The play was given in an English translation in the West End of London in February 1922, and had its American premiere in October of that year at the Princess Theatre, New York.
The characters are: Performance by the Pirandello Theatre of Art, Rome, given in London in 1925: the Manager/Director with the family An acting company prepares to rehearse the play The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello.
As the rehearsal is about to begin, they are unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of six strange people.
The Director of the play, furious at the interruption, demands an explanation.
The Father explains that they are unfinished characters in search of an author to finish their story.
The Director initially believes them to be mad, but as they begin to argue among themselves and reveal details of their story, he begins to listen.
The Father and The Mother had one child together （The Son）, but they have separated and Mother has had three children by another man – The Stepdaug...