Premieres 42 presents seven new, one-act plays written, acted, and directed by Duquesne University students. While seven plays sounds like a daunting evening, the total running time is a tight one hour and 45 minutes. Minimal and well-orchestrated set changes… Read More ›
Max Begler
Duquesne Red Masquers Take on “Six Characters in Search of an Author”
Duquesne University’s Red Masquers current production is Luigi Pirandello’s play, Six Characters in Search of an Author. This absurdist metatheatrical play tackles the struggle between the artist and the author, and the difficulties in producing compelling art. While on… Read More ›
True West
The incessant, nagging chirp of crickets. It’s the iPhone noise that never reached the popularity of the classic marimba ringtone. It underscores many a painful, unending awkward silence in our imaginations and in TV and film. Crickets also supply the… Read More ›