McMINNVILLE – A new spin on a traditional play will create a unique viewing experience for theatre audiences at Linfield College.
“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen will be performed Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 5-7, and Nov. 12-14, at 8 p.m. in the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall at Linfield. Another performance will be offered on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.
The actors will perform in a Victorian-style dollhouse, with the audience sitting on all four sides looking through the windows of the house. Ibsen wrote the play in 1879, and Frank McGuiness later adapted it into a successful work embraced around the country. The play focuses on Nora, a woman who must reevaluate her marriage after the truth of her relationship with Torvald, her husband, is exposed. Nora’s determination to discover her own self-worth and to forge a new identity by leaving her husband and children created an uproar when it debuted and remains one of the most famous and scandalous dramas of the 19th century.
Janet Gupton, associate professor of theatre arts and resident director, will direct a cast of eight Linfield students. The cast ensemble includes Linfield freshmen Christopher Forrer and Caitlyn Olson; sophomores Bailey Maxwell and Andrew Purcell; juniors Chris Lambert and Sharon Hagel; and seniors William DeBiccari and Jessica Learn. Also joining the cast are Hunter Svec-Orr and Jacob Harmon who play the Helmer children.
Tickets are $9 for full price; $7 for non-Linfield students, seniors, Linfield faculty and staff; and $5 for Linfield students. A $2 discount for all tickets will mark opening night. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 27, and may be purchased through the secure server at www.linfield.edu/culture then picked up at the box office on the night of the show. A small service charge will apply for web orders. Tickets can also be purchased at the Marshall Theatre Box Office or ordered by phone. Located inside Ford Hall, the box office is open Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on performance days. The box office will also be open Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 8 p.m., and from noon until 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. The box office is closed on Mondays. Contact the box office directly if accessible seating is required.
For more information, call 503-883-2292.
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