St. Norbert College Theatre Program Presents "A Dolls House, Part 2"

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From St. Norbert College, April 12, 2021
by mike, mike.counter@snc.edu, 920-403-3089

The St. Norbert College theatre program will present the award-winning production “A Doll’s House, Part 2” by Lucas Hnath beginning Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1, in Webb Theatre, Abbot Penning’s Hall of Fine Arts, on the St. Norbert College campus. Due to COVID-19, all shows will be livestreamed starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are free, but audiences are required to register through the St. Norbert College Box Office at https://snc.edu/tickets or (920) 403-3950.

About the play

Fifteen years after Nora Helmer famously walked out of the door in order to pursue a more fulfilling life in Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” Nora is back in order to confront her past life. She is forced to face those she left behind - including her mother figure, Anne Marie; her daughter, Emmy; and her ex-husband, Torvald - after it is revealed that the divorce she asked for was not finalized. Since she left, Nora has done things that married women were unable to do, meaning that she has unknowingly broken laws. As Nora attempts to figure out the mess she’s in, she is confronted with the consequences of her actions: After Nora left, Anne Marie was left to pick up the pieces, Emmy grew up without a mother, and Torvald has been left to wonder what went wrong.

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” challenges the belief that Nora suffered a tragic death after she left in the original play. Instead, Hnath imagines a world in which Nora not only survives, she thrives in her new life. With a mixture of historically accurate and modern language, the play explores the concept of confrontation, facing consequences and what it means to be truly free.

Cast and crew

As a senior capstone production, the show is led by four seniors: William Fischer (Green Bay, Wis.), director; Micaela Rozmarenoski (Wrightstown, Wis.), scenic design and properties; Jordan Schuman (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), costume and hair and makeup design; and Kathryn Verheyden (De Pere, Wis.), producing and marketing. Corey Pinchart and Brittney Fritz of St. Norbert College lead the production’s technical direction.

Students in the cast and crew include: Spencer Catalano (Kimberly, Wis.), Garret Fritz (Roselle, Ill.), Madelyn Glosny (Suamico, Wis.), Marissa Helchen (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Daphne Johnson (Green Bay, Wis.), Maddy Kuehl (Ashwaubenon, Wis.), KaCie Ley (De Pere, Wis.), Kylie Marsden (Montgomery, Ill.) and Robin Wylie (Appleton, Wis.).