Event

A Doll's House, Part 2

Actors Collaborative Toledo presents the area premiere of Lucas Hnath's comedy "A Doll's House, Part 2, directed by Jeffrey Albright.

In the final scene of Ibsens 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children, and begin a life on her own. This climactic eventwhen Nora slams the door on everything in her lifeinstantly propelled world drama into the modern age. In A DOLLS HOUSE, PART 2, many years have passed since Noras exit. Now, theres a knock on that same door. Nora has returned. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind?

[A] smart, funny and utterly engrossing playHnath approaches what might seem like a hubristic project with the humility and avidity of an engaged Everyreader. A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 gives vibrant theatrical life to the conversations that many of us had after first reading or seeing its prototype NY Times.

lucid and absorbingModern in its language, mordant in its humor and suspenseful in its plottingthe play judiciously balances conflicting ideas about freedom, love and responsibility. Time Out NY.