Cherry Lane Theatre, Angelina Fiordellisi, Founding Artistic Director, and
La Femme Theatre Productions Present

NORA

By INGMAR BERGMAN

Starring

LARRY BULL, ANDREA CIRIE, TODD GEARHART, JEAN LICHTY, and GEORGE MORFOGEN

Director: AUSTIN PENDLETON
Scenic & Lighting Design: Henry Feiner
Costume Design: THERESA SQUIRE
Sound Design: RYAN RUMERY
Wig Design: PAUL HUNTLEY
Dialect Coach: PATRICIA FLETCHER
Movement Consultant: SHELLEY SENTER
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Press Representation: SAM RUDY MEDIA RELATIONS
Casting Director: KATE MURRAY
Production Manager: JANIO MARRERO
Associate Producer: SERI LAWRENCE
Production Stage Manager: KELLY ICE
General Manager: DIANE ALIANIELLO

Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce Street
(212) 989-2020
November 14 – December 12; Opening Night – 11/22/15

In NORA Ingmar Bergman eliminates all the side issues and gets right down to the nitty gritty of Ibsen’s A Doll House – the relationship between Nora (Jean Lichty) and her husband Torvald (Todd Gearhart). Set in the late 1800’s the Helmers appear to have the perfect marriage. Torvald has just received a promotion that should bring the Helmers to an elevated social and financial status, and Lichty’s Nora is the complementary spousal partner utilizing a manipulative vulnerability for whatever will best serve the family. Unexpected visits by Christine Linde (Andrea Cirie), a long-time friend of Nora’s, and Nils Krogstad (Larry Bull), an employee in jeopardy at Torvald’s bank, set the wheels in motion for the unraveling of marital perfection.

The ever-present Dr. Rank (George Morfogen), enamored by the delightful Nora, serves as both a father figure and a witness to the events. As the play evolves, the performers wait in the background until they are called into action, and the acting is the most impressive aspect of this production. A play ahead of its time, it is difficult to imagine that a woman in the 1800’s would summon the courage to forge her own way. Bergman takes the exploration a bit deeper than Ibsen, and under the tight direction of Austin Pendleton, NORA sheds light on the innate desire to fully know oneself.

- Laurie Lawson -