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''Each In His Own Way'' ( it, Ciascuno a suo modo ) is a 1924 play by
Each In His Own Way
' (English, tr. Arthur Livingston) at the Internet Archive *Full text of
' (Italian)
''Each In His Own Way'' ( it, Ciascuno a suo modo ) is a 1924 play by Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...
. Along with ''Six Characters in Search of an Author
''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' ( it, Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, link=no ) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, written and first performed in 1921. An absurdist fiction, absurdist metatheatrical, metatheatric play about th ...
'', his most famous work, and '' Tonight We Improvise'', it forms part of his "trilogy of the theatre in the theatre".
''Each In His Own Way'' concerns the production of a play based on "real" goings-on: the scandal of the artist Giorgio Salvi's suicide on the eve of his marriage, committed when he discovered that his fiancée, the actress Delia Morello, had begun a short-lived affair with Salvi's brother-in-law Michele Rocca, is ostensibly based on events concerning the sculptor La Vela, the actress Amelia Moreno, and Baron Nuti. The people in question have come separately to see the "play" to determine if it is really based on the real events.
The "play" begins ''in medias res
A narrative work beginning ''in medias res'' (, "into the middle of things") opens in the midst of the plot (cf. ''ab ovo'', ''ab initio''). Often, exposition is bypassed and filled in gradually, through dialogue, flashbacks or description of pa ...
'', with the characters discussing Delia. Two characters, Doro Palegari and Francesco Savio, debate her rationale: was it a well-intentioned move to break off a marriage that would have been a mistake, or was it spite against Salvi?
By the end of Act I, Moreno and Nuti have independently confirmed that the play is based on their story, and Moreno wishes to stop it from going on. However, it continues, and Act II shows Rocca's arrival to tell Delia that he has realized their mutual hatred is concealed love; she rejects him and they fight, but then she realizes he is right, and they embrace. In the auditorium, Moreno and Nuti, still furious, catch sight of each other and likewise embrace. Act III is "canceled."
Translations into English
* Arthur Livingston (E. P. Dutton, 1923; Dent, 1924) *Felicity Firth (1992)Adaptation
In 1997, theadobe theatre company
Adobe theatre company was an off-off-Broadway theatre that operated from 1991 to 2004 in New York City, producing original plays aimed at Generation X audiences. Led by artistic director Jeremy Dobrish and producing director Christopher Roberts, t ...
produced ''Notions in Motion'', a contemporary adaptation of Pirandello's play, written and directed by Jeremy Dobrish. The ''New York Times'' described the off-off-Broadway production as "a gleeful romp of an exercise in relativity, existential doubt, and artistic illusions."
References
*Full text ofEach In His Own Way
' (English, tr. Arthur Livingston) at the Internet Archive *Full text of
' (Italian)