The Illusion

The Illusion

"The Illusion" is a play by Tony Kushner, adapted from Pierre Corneille's seventeenth-century comedy, "L'Illusion Comique". It follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life. Inexplicably, each scene finds the boy in a slightly different world where names change and allegiances shift. Pridamant watches, but only as the strange tale reaches its conclusion does he learn the ultimate truth about his son.

"The Illusion" has a lighter mood than Kushner's most famous play, "Angels in America", but the two plays share a love of poetic dialogue and theatricality.

External links

* [http://www.barebones.org/index.cfm?template=theillusion.cfm Description and reviews of 2002 performance by BareBones Theatre Group]


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