A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen, Translated by Frank McGuinness
Performance Dates: May 20-22, 27-29
Performance Times: 7:30 pm and 2:00 pm
Performance Location: Tremper Studio Theater (Room 120)
Synopsis: Nora Helmer is a vibrant young housewife who nonetheless suffers from a crippling dependency on her husband of eight years. He, Torvald, has always done the thinking for the both of them. 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.

Cast

Hannah Pfluegl
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Helene
Clarissa Goldsmith
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Nora Helmer
Kyle Flood
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Messenger
Bergen Hanson
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Torvald Helmer
Emily Kenney
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Kristine Linde
Matt Rusecki
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Nils Krogstad
Luke Walaszek
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Dr. Rank
Zach Skanron
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Male Understudy

Crew

Mr. Nicolas Cicerale
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Director
Mr. Daniel Shimon
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Technical Director
Lauren Westermeyer
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Stage Manager
Mary Workman
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Assistant Stage Manager
Ms. Brenna Kempf
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Choreographer
Josh Potthast
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Technical Manager
Brad Neu
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Lighting Technician
Samantha Cooper
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Sound Technician
UW-Parkside Theatre Department
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Costume Rental
Ms. Jean Golwitzer
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Costume Construction
Marissa Johnson
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Costume Changer
Siva Morgan
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Make-Up/Hair Design and Technician
Robin Feltman
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Properties
Chuck Siferd
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Properties
Nancy Jaimes
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Building Crew
Jeremy Osborn
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Building Crew
Raven Spencer
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Building Crew
Ryan Westermeyer
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Building Crew