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Pittsburgh Public Theater Stages A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2

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Pittsburgh Public Theater is honored to welcome back Ted Pappas to direct Lucas Hnath's Broadway hit, A Doll's House, Part, 2. Ted was The Public's leader for 18 years before retiring last fall. A Doll's House, Part 2 runs March 7 - April 7, 2019 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600, go to ppt.org, or visit the Box Office.

Vogue magazine described A Doll's House, Part 2 as "smart, expertly crafted, moving, and very funny." To create it, Hnath imagined a sequel to Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. At the end of that groundbreaking play from 1879, the main character walks out on her overbearing husband and children. In A Doll's House, Part 2 it's 15 years later and Nora (Lisa Velten Smith) returns to demand that her husband, Torvald (Daniel Krell), officially divorce her. She also has showdowns with her now-grown daughter Emmy (Marielle Young), and the nanny Anne Marie (Helena Ruoti).

With its contemporary attitude and comic flourishes, Hnath's play is often laugh-out-loud funny. But A Doll's House, Part 2 also takes a deep dive into marriage, law, parenthood, and the price of freedom. The design team for Pittsburgh Public Theater's production is James Noone (Scenic), Gabriel Berry (Costumes), Kirk Bookman (Lighting), and Zach Moore (Sound). Fred Noel is the Production Stage Manager and Casting is by Pat McCorkle.

Lucas Hnath was born in 1979 in Orlando, Florida. He received a Tony nomination for A Doll's House, Part 2 and a 2016 Obie among many other awards. His plays include The Christians, Red Speedo, A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, nightnight, Isaac's Eye, Death Tax, and The Courtship of Anna Nicole Smith. His is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Lucas holds a BFA and MFA from New York University's Department of Dramatic Writing.

For tickets call 412.316.1600, visit ppt.org or the O'Reilly Theater Box Office.






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