Enrico IV (Brustein)

Enrico IV (Brustein)

Enrico IV (Brustein)

Luigi Pirandello, Robert Brustein, Gloria Pastorino

Enrico IV (Brustein)

Enrico IV (Brustein)

Luigi Pirandello, Robert Brustein, Gloria Pastorino

Overview

Pirandello's savage comedy from 1921 reflects the warp of European reality after World War I and advances his philosophical argument that reality is never a certainty only a subjective assumption. Following his brilliant adaptation of Six Characters in Search of an Author, Robert Brustein's script for Enrico IV adopts a modern idiom with a classic theatrical flavor.

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Authors

Author

Luigi Pirandello

Robert Brustein

Robert Brustein (1927-2023) served as the founding director of the Yale Repertory and American Repertory Theaters, and supervised well over 200 productions, acting in eight and directing 12. He wrote 11 adaptations for the American Repertory Theater and was the author of 13 b ...

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Author

Gloria Pastorino