Nora seems to have it all: a successful husband, three adorable children, and a beautiful home in the tiny Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. But what looks like the perfect life is woefully incomplete, propped up by dark secrets and bitter betrayals. While her husband, Terry, single-mindedly climbs the career ladder, Nora's compulsive shopping and scheming pushes her ever further from freedom and self-fulfillment. As the lies on which their life is built gradually emerge, Nora comes to realize the true cost of what she thinks she has always wanted. From Ibsen's masterpiece ""A Doll's House"", award-winning playwright Rebecca Gilman crafts a bold and insightful update. This contemporary adaptation brings Ibsen's classic into our century with a sharp eye for social satire and moments of dark comedy coupled with powerful human drama.

About the Author
Rebecca Gilman's plays include Dollhouse, Spinning into Butter, Boy Gets Girl, Blue Surge, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and The Glory of Living. Her plays have been produced at the Goodman Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, Joseph Papp's Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Manhattan Class Company Theater. Among other honors and awards, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and her play The Glory of Living was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize. Gilman is an assistant professor of playwriting and screenwriting in the MFA program at Northwestern University.


Book Information
ISBN 9780810126312
Author Northwestern University Press
Format Paperback
Imprint Northwestern University Press
Publisher Northwestern University Press
Weight(grams) 243g
Dimensions(mm) 226mm * 149mm * 10mm