A Doll's House at The Helen Borgers Theatre

The Long Beach Shakespeare Company continues its 2025 season with one of the most influential and talked-about plays in modern theatre history—Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Directed by Michael Hovance and produced under the vision of Producing Artistic Director Holly Leveque, the production runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, August 29 through September 14, 2025, at the Helen Borgers Theatre in Long Beach, CA.

A groundbreaking work when it premiered in 1879, A Doll’s House shocked audiences with its unflinching look at gender roles, marriage, and personal freedom. More than a century later, its themes remain as urgent and relevant as ever.

The play centers on Nora and Torvald Helmer, a seemingly perfect middle-class couple. Torvald, a respected bank lawyer, prides himself on being the moral compass of his home. But when a long-buried secret comes to light—that Nora once committed fraud to secure a loan to save her husband’s life—their carefully curated world begins to unravel. Blackmail, deception, and shifting loyalties ignite a storm that forces Nora to make a life-altering decision: to break free from her marriage and discover her own identity.

The talented cast includes:

Ceili Lang as Nora Helmer
Ben Trotter as Torvald Helmer
Sallie Eskins as Mrs. Linde
Ari Hagler as Dr. Rank
Jonah Goger as Nils Krogstad
Stephanie Rose Beltran as Anne-Marie