Clare and Felice are two actors on tour who are also siblings. After finding themselves deserted by their troupe and faced with an audience expecting a performance, Clare and Felice enact The Two-Character Play. As they dip in and out of performance, they find it difficult to differentiate themselves from their roles and reality from illusion.
What Is the Story of The Two-Character Play?
Brother-and-sister acting pair Clare and Felice find themselves abandoned by their troupe while on tour, with just a letter informing them that their fellow actors have accused them of being insane. Left alone in a theater, the duo decide to perform a two-character play that Felice has written for their expected audience. As the play goes on, Clare and Felice find that their script is blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
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