Publisher Description
The late master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman streamlined Ibsen’s A Doll’s House to expose the contemporary heart of the nineteenth-century masterpiece.
Taut with suspense, this critically-acclaimed adaptation focuses on Nora, a young wife and mother who exploits her childlike charm to survive in a man’s world. But Nora has a secret that threatens her cozy existence, and she begins a perilous journey to find her way out.
Recorded before a live audience at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, California, in 1997. Adapted by Ingmar Bergman. Translated by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker. Director: Steve Albrezzi. Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Cast: David Dukes as Torvald, Helmer Robert Foxworth as Dr. Rank, Natalija Nogulich as Mrs. Linde, Linda Purl as Nora, John Vickery as Nils Krogstad.
Radio production and music arrangements by Raymond Guarna. Foley Artist: Amy Strong.
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“Actress Linda Purl shines as the title character leading a fine Hollywood cast in this L.A. Theatre Works 1997 live performance…The original three-act play made quite a worldwide splash in 1879, as it suggests that women might have lives and thoughts—and even borrow money—outside their husbands’ purview. Purl absolutely nails Nora’s final declaration to her husband, Torvald, played by the late David Dukes. Her plea that she can no longer be treated like a toy in a doll’s house is one of greatest theatrical monologues of all time.”
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About the Authors
Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) was a major nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. He is often referred to as “the father of prose drama” and is one of the founders of modernism in the theater. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, and The Master Builder. Several of his plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theater was required to model strict mores of family life and propriety. Ibsen’s work examined the realities that lay behind many façades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality.
About the Narrators
John Vickery is a
classical stage actor who has appeared in many stage performances, including The Lion King on Broadway, in which he
played Scar. He has also appeared on a variety of television shows, most
notably Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
John Vickery is a
classical stage actor who has appeared in many stage performances, including The Lion King on Broadway, in which he
played Scar. He has also appeared on a variety of television shows, most
notably Babylon 5 and Star Trek.
John Getz is a stage-trained actor known for his roles in Blood Simple, The Fly, and The Social Network. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and attended the American Conservatory of Theatre in San Francisco.
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