Ad Astra Production
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“Truth, reality, and theatre collide on one stage.”
Step into the theatre—and into uncertainty. Six Characters in Search of an Author begins as an ordinary rehearsal, until six silhouetted figures emerge from the shadows, demanding their story be told. Unfinished, abandoned, and insistent, they carry a truth too unsettling to be contained.
A philosophical duel erupts between the Father and the Director, as each questions the nature of reality, perception, and performance. Around them, the Mother, Step-Daughter, and Son insist on their own experiences, their memories, and their pain, refusing to be simplified or silenced. The actors in the ensemble respond with disbelief and ridicule, intensifying the clash between lived experience and staged representation.
Haunting, provocative, and unlike anything else in modern theatre, Pirandello’s masterpiece invites audiences into a world where ideas collide, certainty dissolves, and the stage becomes a space for questions that cannot be ignored.
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Director’s Notes will be here when the show commences.
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Content Warnings TBA
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The Father | Gregory J Wilken
The Mother | Anna Loren
The Step-Daughter | Emma Kidd
The Son | Davis Dingle
The Boy | TBAThe Girl | Ammi Johnson & Tia Godbold
Madame Pace | Lucinda Shaw
The Director | Jonty Hansen
The Leading Actress | Mia GimenezThe Dog | Ebony Wilken
The Leading Actor | Nathan Turner
The Supporting Actress | Flavia Carrillo Truyenque
The Young Actor | Yianni Sines
The Young Actress | Carmen O'Connell
The Stage Manager | Stella PetersonThe Stage Hand | Alex Flew
Acting Troupe | Leonardo Grinover, Cherie McCaffery, Brock O’Rourke, Grace Swadling
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Director | Heidi Gledhill
Assistant Director | Colin W. Smith
Stage Manager | Courtney Farrar
Dramaturg | Desley Martin
Production Assistant | Trish Rosales
Lighting Design | Teddy Waddingham
Costume Design | Helen Trupp
Sound Design | Tommi Civilli
Tech Operators | TBA
Show Poster
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Reviews will be posted once the season commences.
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- Tagged: Heidi Gledhill, Colin Smith, Jonty Hansen, Anna Loren, Gregory J Wilken, 2026 Season, Davis Dingle, Emma Kidd, Brock O'Rourke, Carmen O'Connell, Cherie McCaffery, Courtney Farrar, Flavia Carrillo Truyenque, Grace Swadling, Mia Gimenez, Nathan Turner, Stella Petersen, Yianni Sines, Ebony Wilken, Ammi Johnson, Leonardo Grinover, Tia Godbold, Tommi Civili, Trish Rosales, Lucinda Shaw