Synopsis
The Cage
Published by Samuel French Inc
5 Male 3 Female
Cristiano is an intelligent young devotee of Chekhov, but he has misunderstood Chekhov's philosophy. He refuses all outside contacts and lives in a cage
His realistic family all with a healthy sense of humor try convincing him life's worth living but only Chiara, his voluptuous sister in law, reaches him. He falls in love with her and in a dramatic confrontation he kills his brother
Thinking he has won the right to love, he asks Chiara to open the cage, but she merely thanks him for releasing her from an unhappy marriage and goes on to another lover. Cristiano is condemned to live in his cage forever