6 Characters in Search of an Author: The Hypocrites in World Premiere Adaptation
Chopin Theatre Studio (1543 W. Division Ave. Chicago, IL 60622)
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The last date listed for 6 Characters in Search of an Author was Friday March 9, 2012 / 7:30pm.
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Be casual. Be ready to hang your coat up since it's important to be able to swivel in your chair.
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You gotta swivel!!!
36 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Well-done adaptation! Definitely enjoyed this production and always love an excuse to go to the Chopin.Written on Feb 13 2012
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The theater is innovatively set up with swivel chairs allowing the audience to see the action which takes place all around the room. The actors were excellent and the play very thought provoking. I highly recommend it.Written on Feb 06 2012
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An unusual play in an unusual venue--a basement with large pillars with the audience seated in the middle. I thought that the six"characters" were the best, very well acted, but the "actors" (if you know the story line) seemed too casual in dialogue, as if they were doing improv.The characters are supposed to be fictional, the actors "real". The script was rewritten and retranslated from the original, so do not expect the actual play as written by Pirandello.Written on Feb 06 2012
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Outstanding cast. The performances were flawless. This is a brilliant adaptation of a brilliant play about characters without a play. The juxtaposition of artifice and authenticity is so well realized that I found myself thinking of certain cast members as mere actors and others as actual characters -- as if such a distinction meant anything. The only hitch is the thoughtless staging and the obstructed views of numerous seats, which prevented us from actually seeing nearly half of the performance. Terrible! Be sure to arrive early and sit up front and center. But do go.Written on Feb 06 2012
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Quotes & Highlights
- "... intensely vivid, frequently chilling."--Chicago Sun-Times (Highly Recommended)
- "... irreverent, ambitious, risk-taking, self-aware, original-adaptation loving, off-Loop company with a style very much its own."--Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
- “… this brand new adaptation and updating — which lasts for just a brisk 90 minutes — from Steve Moulds is fresh, insightful and a great deal of fun.” —Chicago Tribune
- “The lines between reality and fiction are beautifully blurred by director Halena Kays, who stages the production across three platforms that the audience follows in swivel chairs.” —Time Out Chicago
- “… when the ghoulish family enters the basement (the most paralyzing moment onstage this season), your personal space becomes violated and disturbed in the most theatrically satisfying way imaginable.” —Podunk Critic Blog
Description
Running time is 80 minutes, with no intermission. This play contains mild profanity and brief moments of violence involving children.
About the Ticket Supplier: The Hypocrites
Their mission, which is ever-evolving to adapt to the growth of their organization, is to make a Theater of Honesty. They define a Theater of Honesty chiefly through two elements of their work: performance and presentation. In performance, their actors shall employ a genuine emotional vulnerability, rather than manufacturing a disconnected, intellectual version of emotion. In presentation, they shall acknowledge their presence in a theater and embrace high theatricality. Through this balance of an unyielding emotional honesty and accepting a concept of "play," they seek to strengthen the connection between artist and audience, enriching their audience's imaginative experience. Ultimately, they aim, perhaps somewhat naively, to spread understanding within society, thereby minimizing cruelty