Six Characters in Search of an Author

The Maze, a Big Brother-type “reality” television show, begins another tedious day of shooting when the home is invaded by a mysterious, uninvited family—who insist that they aren’t people at all but actual characters sprung to life from the imagination of an author. In front of the cameras and the live audience, the cast and crew struggle with what is real and what is true while the play-within-the-play careens toward a tragic conclusion. Twin Cities playwright and director Alan Berks brings this landmark of modern theatre into the 21st century world of social media, celebrity, and unscripted TV.