Beginning of the End of the Beginning of
New comic dramatic emotionally loaded theater movement narrative written/choreographed & directed by David Gordon
generated from Luigi Pirandello’s writings & familiar themes incl:
absurd inconsistencies of what we see
& how we see & questions of identity
w/8 actors & dancers & 2 puppets playing 16 roles
in 2 acts w/no intermission.

the Beginning of the End of the Beginning
New comic dramatic emotionally loaded theater movement narrative based on Luigi Pirandello’s 1911 story A CHARACTER’S TRAGEDY
& his 1921 3 act play SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
& his 1923 1 act play THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
w/8 actors & dancers & 2 puppets playing 16 roles
in 2 acts w/no intermission.

of the Beginning of the End of the
New comic dramatic emotionally loaded theater movement narrative
w/behavioral movement & gesture & physical shadowing/partnering
& w/incidental music (possibly by Pirandello peer Giacomo Puccini)
& w/stg flats, chairs, door frames & script pgs
& rolling/”dancing” scenic devices
& light designed by Jennifer Tipton
on 4 separate but adjoining “stages”
w/8 actors & dancers & 2 puppets playing 16 roles
in 2 acts w/no intermission.