Six Degrees of Separation

 

ABOUT THE PLAY

Six Degrees of Separation first opened off-Broadway in 1990. It explores late twentieth-century society as deftly as it does universal human relationships. Called a tragicomedy by some critics, it is a witty, biting, yet ultimately sincere commentary on what drives people. The heart of the play can be summed up in a few sentences that Louisa Kittredge directs at the audience: “I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation. . . . It’s a profound thought. . . . How every person is a new door, opening up into other worlds.” The play was made into a movie starring Will Smith in 1993.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Guare American playwright and screenwriter, best known for this play and The House of Blue Leaves. Born in New York, educated at Georgetown University and Yale, he wrote many successful plays for Broadway and received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Atlantic City in 1980. He also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his play 6 Degrees of Separation.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Ahmed Karim, by profession, is an organizational development consultant. He has an abiding interest in human identity and this is the undertow of his love for a variety of subjects and fields such as Literature, among others.

Excerpts from the play will be read by Mohini Khot, John Kurrien and Ahmed Karim.

 

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