A Doll’s House
Book By: Henrik Ibsen
Directed By: Andrew Neary
Adapted By: Frank McGuiness
Produced By: Ben Lumbrezer
Produced by special arrangement Dramatists Play Service.
Run of Show
“A Doll’s House” ran January 14 – 29, 2000 Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm
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 19th Century drama, Nora leaves her husband and children, determined to forge a new identity from the one she has always known.
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Nora Helmer | Cyndi Stroud |
| Torvald Helmer | Rob Stroud |
| Kristine Linde | Kathryn Pierson |
| Dr. Rank | Matthew Kizaur |
| Nils Krogstad | Jim Jeffries |
| Anne-Marie | Nancy Pieper |
| Helene | Jodi Alexander |
| Jesica Helmer | Jesica Ryczko |
| Hannah Helmer | Hannah Friess |
Production Staff
| Director | Andrew Neary |
| Producer | Ben Lumbrezer |
| Technical Director | Michael McCord |
| Set Design | Michael McCord |
| Stage Manager | Cheri Crane, Sue Dessner |
| Lighting Design | Scott T. Gage |
| Lighting Crew | Scott T. Gage |
| Costume Design | Holly Mansos |
| Costume Crew | Kate Argow, Sondra Henry |
| Property Managers | Sue Dessner, Cheri Crane, Jodi Alexander |
| Set Construction | Cheri Crane, Matt Kizaur, Kathy Loomer, Ben Lumbrezer, Michael McCord, Andy Neary, Nancy Pieper, Kathryn Pierson, Angela Pulley, Rob Weaver, Matt Wiederhold |
| Sound Design | Scott T. Gage, Don Weber |
| Sound Crew | Marc Malley, Joanne Toth |
| Backstage Crew | Angela Metcalf |
| Program | Don Weber, Ellison Webber |
| Scenic Art | Kathryn Pierson |
| Set Dressing | Kathryn Pierson |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey, Kimberly Bruggemann, Sue Holliger, Lisa Jackson, Judy Wiederhold, Roger Whitmore |
| Program Printing | Malhoit Printing |
| Theater Marquee Signs | Willard Misfeldt |
| Cast Photography | Bev Norman |
The Show!
Place: The Helmer’s Living Room, A small Norwegian town
Time: 1879
Act I Christmas Eve. Morning
Act II Christmas Day. Late afternoon
Act III The day after Christmas. Night