In The MainStage Theater
A Doll House
A Life-Changing Classic
by Henrik Ibsen
adapted and directed by Preston Lane
October 16 – November 6, 2011
Dare to be free.
The most controversial play about love and marriage ever written still shocks and thrills a century after its lead character opened a door to freedom. Nora lives the perfect life and seems to be the perfect wife. Her husband has been recently promoted, her children are adorable, and she is about to pay off a secret debt. All seems right until a past crime she committed to save her husband threatens to destroy her happy home and she must face the hardest choice of all. Does she have the courage to stand alone? Can she face her fear of freedom? Expectations shatter and traditions are torn apart in this startling exposé.
"Edgy, raw, and riveting, Preston Lane's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House is a must for students of classic theatre, a thrill for Triad Stage fans, and a compelling installation for contemporary art lovers."
–Lynn Jessup, Classical Voice of North Carolina Read the full review
"All in all, a boldly executed, shrewdly judged invigoration of a drama that still touches the core issues of modern life."
–Perry Tannenbaum, Creative Loafing Charlotte Read the full review
This production contains adult situations.
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one fifteen-minute intermission.
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CastNora Helmer
Torvald Helmer
Helene
Mrs. Kristine Linde
Nils Krogstad
Dr. Rank
Anne-Marie
Emmy Helmer
Ivar Helmer
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Creative TeamAdapter & Director
Scenic & Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Composer & Sound Designer
Dramaturg
Choreographer & Movement Director
Casting Director
Stage Manager
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Biographies
Cast
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Preston Lane (Adapter & Director) is in his 10th season at Triad Stage where he has directed over 30 productions. Preston is the recipient of the 2008 Betty Cone Medal of the Arts and is in his third year as the Artistic Partner for Theatre for An Appalachian Summer Festival. He was formerly Artistic Associate at the Dallas Theater Center, where his productions included the US premiere of Inexpressible Island (Dallas Observer Best of Dallas Awards: Best Director, Best Production) and The Night of the Iguana (Dallas Morning News:2002 Top Ten Theatre List). As a playwright, his adaptations have been produced at Triad Stage, Dallas Theater Center and Sonoma Rep. His work with musician Laurelyn Dossett includes Brother Wolf (Triad Stage, An Appalachian Summer Festival, The Human Race Theatre Company and St. Olaf College), Beautiful Star (Triad Stage and WaterTower Theatre), Bloody Blackbeard and Providence Gap. Brother Wolf, Beautiful Star and Ghosts are published by Playscripts Inc. He has taught at UNCG, NC A&T, UNCSA, Greensboro College, SMU, and the Professional Actors Workshop at the Dallas Theater Center. He is an alumnus of the Drama League of New York’s Director’s Project. A native of Boone, NC, Preston received his BFA from NCSA and his MFA from the Yale School of Drama. He blogs about theater at http://thislittleworld-triadstage.typepad.com/this-little-world/ |
| Anya Klepikov (Scenic & Costume Designer) Triad Stage: set for The Glass Menagerie and Dial “M” for Murder; set and costumes for The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead. Based in New York City, Anya is a frequent collaborator of director Mike Donahue: Brand, Rent, Tommy, Big Love, Recess, The Animals, God is a DJ, Electronic City, production proposals for Osvaldo Golijov’s opera Ainadamar (OPERA America’s Emerging Director-Designer Showcase Award), Bellini’s I Capuletti e i Montecchi, and the upcoming Shostakovich’s Moscow, Cheryomushki (Chicago Opera Theatre). Anya recently production designed Philip Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox (Fort Worth Opera Festival, TX) and the set for Stravinsky’s Rake’s Progress (Princeton Festival, NJ). Regionally, her costumes for A Woman of No Importance (Yale Repertory Theatre) won the Connecticut Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding Costume Design, 2008. Anya was featured in Live Design Magazine’s “Young Designers to Watch”, 2010. BA, University of Chicago; MFA, Yale School of Drama. www.anyaproductiondesign.com | |
| Jiyoun Chang (Lighting Designer) Triad Stage debut. Off-Broadway: Crane Story (Cherry Lane Theatre); Love Song (written and directed by John Kolvenbach). Regional: Stairs to the Roof (A.R.T.); T.1912/Sinking of the Titanic (Guggenheim Museum); Light Within (composed by John Luther Adams at Carnegie Hall). Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama, 2008. | |
| David E. Smith (Composer & Sound Designer) is director of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts theatre sound design program. David spent eight years with the Royal National Theatre in London, England. Triad Stage: Dial “M” for Murder, Masquerade, A Christmas Carol, The Glass Menagerie, Providence Gap, Picnic, Oleanna, Tartuffe, Ghosts, The Night of the Iguana, Bloody Blackbeard, The Little Foxes, Tobacco Road, Beautiful Star, The Diary of Anne Frank, A Streetcar Named Desire and Dracula. Regional: Arena Stage, North Shore Music Theatre, Trinity Repertory Theatre, Alliance Theatre. Local: Paper Lantern Theatre Company and Little Theatre of Winston-Salem. | |
| Bryan Conger (Dramaturg) is the Artistic Associate at Triad Stage. Triad Stage: Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Mystery of Irma Vep and the upcoming A Christmas Carol (Director); Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (Director, Theatre 232); A Christmas Carol, Around the World in 80 Days and Ghosts (Assistant Director). UNCG: Oklahoma!, Balm in Gilead and Blind Date. Indiana University Northwest (IUN): Fashion; Or Life in New York. Other: Souvenir, Burial at Thebes, Kiss Me Kate, Little Shop of Horrors, Gypsy, Always…Patsy Cline. Education: MFA, UNCG. | |
| Denise Gabriel (Choreographer & Movement Director) Triad Stage: Masquerade, The Glass Menagerie, Providence Gap. Previous regional theatre credits include Resident Movement Director Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Clarence Brown and Working Theatre, NY. International credits: Shanghai Theatre Academy, Salzburg Austria at Schloss Leoploidron and Artscape Theatre Center and Dance for All (Cape Town, South Africa). Ms. Gabriel is a Founding Board Member of American Theatre for Movement Educators and theatre faculty member UNCG. | |
| Cindi Rush, C.S.A. (Casting Director) New York: Silence! The Musical, My Mother’s Jewish Lesbian Wiccan Wedding(NYMF Winner 2010), Jay Alan Zimmerman’s Incredibly Deaf Musical, Bonnie and Clyde, Rooms, Jacques Brel, Six Dance Lessons, The Thing About Men, Urinetown, The Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival.Regional: Penguin Rep, Triad Stage, Act II Playhouse, Arena Stage, Goodman, Humanafest. Film: Ghoul, The Woman (Top 9 Sundance 2011), In the Family, Offspring,Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door, Headspace.Tours: “Barney”, “Curious George”, “Kidz Bop”.Consultant for National Alliance for Musical Theatre (2004-08), Consultant for NYU Graduate Program for Musical Theatre Writing. | |
| Bree Sherry* (Stage Manager) Triad Stage: Dial "M" for Murder, Masquerade, Steel Magnolias, The Sunset Limited. New York: Fringe Festival 2010; American Gypsy (Kraine Theatre with Magic Mouth Theatre); My Sweet Charlie (Abingdon Theatre with LXP Productions); Hollow (Dixon Place). Regional: The Cocoanuts, Smokey Joe’s Café, Chicago, Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical (Seaside Music Theater); Cinderella, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray (North Shore Music Theatre); The Servant of Two Masters, Rough Crossing (Yale Repertory Theatre). Education: BA in Technical Production and Design from Elon University, MFA in Stage Management from Yale University, School of Drama. |
*Member of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
