ACT presents
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
- When
- Event has passed (Fri Feb 9, 2007 - Sun Mar 11, 2007)
- Cost
- $16 - $72
- Tags
- Theater, Theater Houses, Performance Arts
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Description
Who is Hedda Gabler? Is the beautiful bride a victim or a villain? Is she a pistol-packing "new woman," or the demure last gasp of a dying social order? When A.C.T. staged its hit revival of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House in 2004, audiences were mesmerized and thrilled to discover that Ibsen's work is still as relevant now as it was in the 19th century. With Hedda Gabler, A.C.T. brings to life Ibsen's tragic and complex study of one of the most compelling and contradictory women in dramatic literature. Hedda might be a master manipulator who destroys others out of sheer boredom, or the collateral damage wrought by unfortunate circumstances, but this much we know: After a tedious six-month honeymoon, Hedda returns home to face her new married life—her lavish house, her tenuous wealth, the return of a passionate former lover—and, most terrifying of all, her own self.Translated from the Norwegian by Paul Walsh
Directed by Richard E. T. White
Featuring René Augesen
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