Santa Monica College to Stage "Six Characters in Search of a Playwright"

The Santa Monica College (SMC) Theatre Arts Department will present live performances of "Six Characters in Search of a Playwright" Oct. 18-27 in the Theatre Arts Studio Stage on the SMC Main Campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. Matinees are at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27.

Adapted from the play by Luigi Pirandello, "Six Characters in Search of a Playwright" tells the tale of a company of actors getting ready to rehearse Pirandello's "Mixing it Up." The rehearsal is interrupted by six characters in search of a playwright to complete their story. The characters, who are revealed to be the incomplete creations of a playwright who has abandoned them, demand that their story be told.

The SMC production is directed by Terrin Adair.

Pirandello (1867-1936) was a renowned and prolific Italian dramatist who wrote more than 30 plays, hundreds of short stories, and several novels. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Advance (pre-sale) tickets, which range from $18 to $20 ($15 for SMC students and staff) plus a modest service charge, can be purchased online at smc.edu/tickets at any time, or by calling 310-434-3005 Monday through Friday. Tickets purchased on performance weekends at the Events Box Office (at the Theatre Arts building) are $3 higher. Parking is free, and information on parking, transportation, and directions can be found at smc.edu/transportation.