Synopsis
A Doll's House
$13
Henrik Ibsen adapt by Frank McGuinness
Published by Dramatists Play Service
4 Male 4 Female
In order to save Torvald from a debt, and to spare his masculine pride, Nora arranges a loan without his knowledge, and does so by forging a signature
The inevitable revelation of the crime results in an unexpected reaction from Torvald: Rather than being grateful to Nora, he is incapable of accepting the pride and self-sufficiency she demonstrated in taking care of him, and he accuses her of damaging his good name
The illusions behind their marriage are exposed, and Nora wakes to feelings of self awareness for the first time in her life. Torvald is not the man she thought she knew. They are husband and wife, yes, but they are strangers as well
And in one of the most famous, and scandalous, climaxes in all of nineteenth-century drama, Nora leaves her husband and children, determined to forge a new identity from the one she has always known
Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for best revival
"New, raw, gut-twisting and gripping. Easily the hottest drama this season" ~ USA Today
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