Ibsen's Drama Hedda Gabler from Ark Theatre Company
The Hayworth Studio Theatre, Entrance on Carondelet (2511 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90057)
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The last date listed for Hedda Gabler was Saturday July 11, 2009 / 8:00pm.
1 Goldstar Member Review
TheatreGuy
The acting was fine and I really liked taking the play to the 1950s USA. It bridges time and geography and one realizes just how universal Ibsen is.Written on Jul 13 2009
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http://arktheatre.org/hedda.html
Description
<p>By Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by Paul Wagar
Directed by Les Miller</p>
<p>Building on the momentum of its first two hits of 2009, The Ark Theatre Company at the Hayworth marks the mid-way point of its 10th anniversary season with a gripping new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler.</p>
<p>A true classic of modern drama, Hedda Gabler has long thrilled audiences with its spellbinding account of a woman of cunning and means trapped by the stultifying limits of the society she inhabits.</p>
<p>Hedda, recently married to the bookish and ineffectual academic George Tesman, feels increasingly constrained in a world that seems to have no use for her aspirations and her fierce streak of independence. Visits from her old schoolmate, Thea, and a long-ago love, Eilert, spin her staid existence into a series of schemes and manipulations that herald a possible escape from her life of caged desperation. Is Hedda a shrewd, empowered and intelligent proto-feminist? Or is she merely a calculating, self-absorbed and cruel villain. Ibsen’s provocative play offers the curious possibility that she may be both. Paul Wagar’s new adaptation shifts the setting to the U.S. East Coast during the 1950’s, adding whole new layers to the intrigue.</p>
<p>The cast includes Shanti Bowes, Peter Colburn, Simone Gad, Julie Granata, Darrel Guilbeau, Zack Hamra and JoAnna Jocelyn. Les Miller Directs.</p>
About the Ticket Supplier: Ark Theatre Company
The Ark Theatre Company, led by former Royal Shakespeare Company member Paul Wagar, is an ensemble of theatre professionals dedicated to the creation of outstanding theatre -- theatre with emotional weight, intelligence and passion. The company specializes in classical theatre, as well as contemporary plays that reflect the depth and interplay of language in classical works.