Six Characters in Search of An Author

Overview

A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story. An adaptation of the classic Luigi Pirandello play, updated to take place in a 1970s television studio.

Cast

John Houseman

The Director

Andy Griffith

The Father

Julie Adams

The Mother

Beverly Todd

The Stepdaughter

James Keach

The Son

H

H.B. Barnum III

The Boy

C

Claire Touchstone

The Little Girl

Patricia Hitchcock

The Character Lady

L

Laurence Hugo

The Leading Man

Timothy Blake

The Leading Lady

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