The Great Theatre of the World
a stage no one remembers walking onto
2m Drama, Fantasy
Overview
In this adaptation of the Spanish Golden Age allegory, two artists known as The Auteur and The World challenge six humans to embody culture-transcending archetypes in a show that represents life.
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