A Doll’s House, Part 2
by Lucas Hnath | Directed by Gil Lazier | September 13-30
“A Doll’s House, Part 2 gives vibrant theatrical life to the conversations that many of us had after first reading or seeing its prototype, conducted in our own minds or perhaps over blunts and beers in dorm rooms.”
She's back! She's bold! Fifteen years since Nora left the confines of her marriage, playwright Lucas Hnath picks up her story where Henrik Ibsen's classic left off. In this timely sequel, Nora's found her voice as she passionately and intelligently challenges the inequalities in the lives of women while revisiting the intimate relationships of her past. During the 2017 Broadway run, actress Laurie Metcalf won her first career Tony Award for her portrayal of Nora.
Described as a "rock star" playwright, Mr. Hnath has received the Kesseiring Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Play and an Obie. Musing on his shift from science to writing while attending NYU - "I didn't think I was very good with words. But then when I was in New York I discovered Caryl Churchill here, I discovered Richard Foreman, and I tipped over and transferred into Dramatic Writing."