AUDIO: Student theater director tackles Pirandello's challenging "Six Characters" play

Henneberger directs student cast in technical rehearsal (Photo by Genevieve Hoeler).

“Six Characters in Search of an Author” by Luigi Pirandello has intellectually stimulated theater audiences since its first performance in 1921. This weekend from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6, the Mason Players will be sharing this play with the Mason community as its first piece presented in its 2013-2014 season. 

Under the direction of Alec Henneberger, this typically meta-theater piece will be taking on a new perspective. Henneberger took the time to talk to Fourth Estate to discuss the directing process, the role of the hero and what drives actors to pursue an acting career.