A Doll's House, Part 2

"Smartly written and acted comedy... Sharon Ott’s direction has these actors sparring with lively agility."

Richmond Family Magazine review

"Well-acted and staged, this “Doll’s House” asks how much has changed for women since Nora bid adieu nearly a century and a half ago."

STYLE Weekly review

"Fascinating and satisfying..." Nora and Torvald "encourage us to question why we accept things the way they are – and consider what might happen if we walk out the door, or even knock it off its hinges."

RVArt review

This riveting play is a sequel to Henrik Ibsen's famous A Doll’s House, a revolutionary 1879 portrait of marriage as a woman’s prison. It ended with Nora Helmer walking out on her husband and their three young children, slamming the door behind her.

You don't need to have seen Ibsen's original work to appreciate the drama and humor of A Doll’s House, Part 2. Set in 1894, it explores Nora’s return home after 15 years away. She's now a career woman, having become a successful and controversial writer, but her husband, Torvald, never divorced her, so she must confront him. The mood is lifted by humorous and emotional moments with her daughter, Emmy, and the Helmer family's nanny, Anne Marie.

Katrinah Carol Lewis plays Nora, and David Bridgewater is her husband, Torvald. The ensemble piece is completed by the housekeeper Anne Marie, played by Catherine Shaffner, and Nora’s youngest daughter, Emmy, played by Katy Feldhahn.

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Dedication

With great affection and respect, we dedicate this production to the memory of Jackie Gann Box, a firecracker of Richmond theatre, who lit up the sky both onstage and off. Her Sweet Charity at Swift Creek Mill was the stuff of legend. She later starred in our 1975 production of Catch Me If You Can at Hanover Tavern, and returned to Virginia Rep to head our marketing team in the early 2000s. We'll miss her talent, hilarity, and joie de vivre.