With ‘Six Characters,’ Phillip Howze May Have Been Overambitious

In trying to tie together the many aspects of the play, this new ‘Six Characters’ can get a little busy and, despite its long-windedness, rather plain at times.

Marc J. Franklin
The cast of 'Six Characters.' Marc J. Franklin

Much is obvious in Phillip Howze’s “Six Characters,” beginning with its title, a reference to Luigi Pirandello’s seminal metatheatrical work, “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” The dilemma in Mr. Howze’s play, mind you, might be more accurately described as one author in search of an editor. 

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