A blue-and-white ensemble tableau surrounds a performer at a microphone, with bodies arched, crouched and reaching in a bright central pool of light.

The Mack, Mountview2024

Six Characters Looking for an Author

The Production

Mountview’s Acting students presented a daringly mischievous staging of Luigi Pirandello’s absurdist classic at The Mack in March 2024. The production formed part of Mountview’s Spring Season of public student productions.

42 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Rupert Hands
Lighting Design: Peter Harrison
Set & Costume Design: Cory Anne Shipp
Commissioned by: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

A sparse stage is framed by wood-panel walls, with two people centered under a small pool of light and empty microphone stands nearby.

A woman in dark clothing stands near a microphone against black space, looking forward with a solemn expression.

A man in pale clothing stands alone in a circular spotlight on a dark blue stage beneath the words “LIOLA’S HOUSE.”

A blue-lit ensemble reaches and crouches around a central figure at a microphone, with large shadows cast on the back wall.

Performers in pale costumes crowd tightly around a central microphone, their faces and raised hands lit against a dark background.

A wide bright stage view shows an ensemble arranged around chairs and microphones before a large paneled set.

Two women in dark clothing face each other in low side light, one blurred in the foreground and the other sharply lit.

A woman kneels and cries out on the bright stage while several performers in pale clothing watch around a central microphone.

A woman in a black sheer dress embraces a large dark object, her face turned upward in a tight pool of light.

A woman in black gestures dramatically in the foreground while another performer crouches behind her on the pale stage.

A seated suited man and several black-clad performers lean and reach diagonally across the stage under stark lighting.

A woman in a dark dress gestures at a microphone while a suited man stands close behind her and another woman turns away.

A seated woman in black looks tearful in the foreground while another woman stands behind her with folded arms in shadow.

A man in a dark suit stares forward, framed between blurred figures on the lit stage.

Five performers in dark costumes are spaced across a bright stage with chairs, microphones and paneled walls.

Three seated performers in pale clothing watch intently from the floor in a close side-lit group.

Two suited men stand face to face in a tense close confrontation.

A group of performers in pale and grey clothing sit or stand near a microphone at the side of the stage.

One suited man points firmly at another during a close confrontation against the paneled wall.

Two women in grey and white crouch on the floor beside a microphone, one looking upward with a tense expression.

A woman in grey leans into a handheld microphone while three men behind her react with surprise or cover their faces.

Four men gesture and laugh or argue around a microphone in a brightly lit rehearsal-room setting.

A woman with a black bob wig stands in front of a white door while another woman in dark clothing watches sternly from the side.

A wide stage view places a white door at center, with performers arranged in a broad semicircle around it.

An ensemble gathers around a white door under smoky light, with pale costumes and a central group framed by paneled walls.

Performers clash in front of a white door, arms raised as two women in black react to the commotion.

People stand on either side of a freestanding white door, with a woman in dark clothing prominent at the right.

A freestanding white door glows alone in a black stage void.

A white door stands between two black-clad performers in a wide, spare composition on the pale stage.

A man in pale coveralls stands alone in a narrow shaft of light against a black background.

Two seated performers in grey are dimly lit at the side of the stage, one resting his chin on his hand.

A suited man stands by a dark upright piano or console, one hand touching it under tight side light.

Two performers share a small spotlight at microphones, casting long dark shadows across the stage floor.

A woman leans into a standing microphone with intensity while a blonde performer beside her covers part of their face.

A headset-wearing person in black stands lit against a dark backstage area with equipment visible.

A man in a white shirt speaks into a handheld microphone, his hands lifted close to his chest in a tight black-background portrait.

A man in a white shirt sits alone in a tight pool of light on an otherwise dark stage, flanked by distant figures.

A suited man stands in a large dark stage space with strong backlight projecting silhouettes and shadows on the wall.

A hazy stage suggests an outdoor setting with plants, scattered performers and a body lying on the floor in the foreground.

A man with an exposed chest stands in bright haze amid scattered performers and foliage on the stage.

A large ensemble stands in formal rows across a bright stage with microphones and scattered props before a dark set.

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