Photo Flash: Ophelia Theatre Group's HEDDA GABLER Begins Tonight

Hedda Gabler, presented by Ophelia Theatre Group, opens tonight in Astoria, and BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!

All at once magnificent and terrifying, Hedda Gabler has given up her exciting high society life to settle down as the wife of an academic. But an old flame's return resurrects old rivalries, shifts power dynamics and leaves one of the most iconic female characters of all time wondering: how can I be a woman when I have no talent for it? Stripped-down and streamlined, this fast, tense and surprisingly funny adaptation of Ibsen's drawing-room classic, gallops towards an electrifying finale

In the cast are Kaitlyn Schirard (Hedda Gabler), Lebron Lackey (Eilert Lovborg), Glenn Stoops* (Judge Brack), David De Almo* (George Tesman), and Maya Carter (Thea Elvsted). *Actors appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

On the creative team are Kelly McCready (Adaptor/Director/Sound Designer), Theresa Buechler (Assistant Director), Suzu Sakai (Scenic Designer), Kelley Shih (Lighting Designer), Abigail Wang (Lighting Associate), and Sara Fellini (Costume Designer).

Ophelia Theatre Group's Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, adapted and directed by Kelly McCready, runs tonight, October 28, through November 19, 2016 at 21-12 30th Rd, Astoria, NY 11102. The Ophelia Theater entrance and parking lot is located in the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens off of 21st St. Train: N or Q, 30 Ave. Stop. General Admission: $18. Sundays: Pay What You Can. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2664286. Runtime: 80 minutes, no intermission.

Photos by Kelley Shih

Eilert Lovborg (Lebron Lackey) and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Eilert Lovborg (Lebron Lackey) and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

George Tesman (David De Almo).

George Tesman (David De Almo), Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard), and Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops).

George Tesman (David De Almo), and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

George Tesman (David De Almo) and Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops).

George Tesman (David De Almo).

Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Eilert Lovborg (Lebron Lackey) and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Eilert Lovborg (Lebron Lackey) and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard) and Thea Elvsted (Maya Carter).

Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops), George Tesman (David De Almo), and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops) and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops), Thea Elvsted (Maya Carter), George Tesman (David De Almo), and Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard).

Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops).

Thea Elvsted (Maya Carter), Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard), and Eilert Lovborg (Lebron Lackey).

Thea Elvsted (Maya Carter), Hedda Gabler (Kaitlyn Schirard), Judge Brack (Glenn Stoops), and George Tesman (David De Almo).