Photo Flash: in Rehearsals For Steppenwolf's Production of A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2

Rehearsals are underway for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, helmed by celebrated director Robin Witt and featuring ensemble members Celeste M. Cooper (Emmy), Sandra Marquez (Nora), Yasen Peyankov(Torvald) with Barbara Robertson (Anne Marie). This Chicago premiere of Hnath's bitingly funny play will feature fully accessible onstage seating.

A Doll's House, Part 2 begins previews January 31, 2019 and the production runs through March 17, 2019 in the Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Press performances are Sunday, February 10 at 6pm and Tuesday, February 12 at 7:30pm; opening night is Sunday, February 10. Tickets ($20-$99) are available through Audience Services at 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org.

As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family, freeing herself from the shackles of traditional societal constraints. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, a changed woman with an incredibly awkward favor to ask the people who she abandoned. Lucas Hnath's bitingly funny sequel to Ibsen's revolutionary masterpiece unfolds in a series of bristling stand-offs that reveal in Nora's world, much like our own, behind every opinion there is a person, and a slamming door isn't just an end, but also the chance for a new beginning.

Director Robin Witt shares, "The play is so stunning, funny, and smart. A Doll's House, Part 2 is an extraordinary, contemporary conversation of how we battle and negotiate the expectations of both our loved ones and our community. The audience does not have to be familiar with the Ibsen source material to recognize the power of Lucas Hnath's sequel. I'm beyond thrilled to be working with the Steppenwolf ensemble on this sharply provocative play."

Photo Credit; Joel Moorman.