Il maestro
- Artefact Type:
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theatrical piece
- Description:
- Directed and staged by Pirandello, this late play by Luigi Antonelli has a metatheatrical structure, which aims at representing a new idea of the art of acting. The action takes place in a villa, where the 'maestro' has created an acting school; a young woman arrives from overseas and pretends to be his daughter, triggering a sentimental and human drama that unfolds in the intersection between life and dramaturgy.
- First Performance Date:
- 1933-12-18
- Author:
- > Luigi Antonelli
- Director:
- > Luigi Pirandello
- Actor:
- > Compagnia Marta Abba
- Actor:
- > Marta Abba
- First Performance Theatre:
- > Teatro Argentina
- Theatre Location:
- > Rome
- Genre:
- > Comedy
Bourgeois intellectual Subjectivity Private sphere Individuality Modern realism Totalitarian realism Elite culture Cosmopolitanism Aesthetic critique