4th Wall Theatre, in residence at Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield College, begins its 2010-2011 season with two one-act comedies, A.R. Gurney’s “The Fourth Wall” and Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Inspector Hound.” Both comedies tinker with the theatrical idea of the fourth wall. In what has been called his “love letter to the theater,”Gurney’s play tells the story of a woman who has rearranged her living room furniture to face a blank fourth wall because she feels that if she can just break through it, she can make big things happen. Stoppard’s classic, “The Real Inspector Hound,” is a hilarious whodunit murder mystery, with characters examining the ideas of fate and free will, as well as exploring the idea of a “play within a play.” The show runs tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.748.9008 ext. 279 or online.
But 4th Wall has five pairs of tickets to give away to this weekend’s performances. Be one of the first five to send us the correct answer to the trivia question in the jump and you’ll win.
Here goes (and no Googling): What French philospher is credited with coining the phrase “the fourth wall”?
Denis Diderot?
was I right?