by Jeannie Marlin Woods The Bennington Theater is a performing arts center formed in 2022 in the charming theatre space that was formerly the home of the Oldcastle Theatre Company. Offering a range of entertainment from standup and improv, to live music, to readings of new works, the group also…
A Doll’s House Part 2 This March, Bennington Theater presents A Doll’s House Part 2 – Lucas Hnath’s witty and provocative sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, imagining Nora Helmer’s return 15 years after she famously walked out on her family. The play explores the unresolved questions of freedom, love,…
Gail M. Burns: Why did you choose “A Doll’s House”? What do you think it has to say to actors and audiences today? Robin Frome: I chose A Doll’s House (or better known, as a master class entitled, “Building A Doll’s House”) because during this past winter of the pandemic…
by Roseann Cane Henrick Ibsen’s A Doll’s House famously ends with the sound of a slamming door. This caused a great ruckus in 1879. Nora Helmer, who apparently lives an ideal married life in a beautiful home with a nanny to look after her two children, a passel of servants,…
TO CELEBRATE OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, LIVING ROOM THEATRE PRESENTS A D O L L’ S H O U S E, P A R T 2 by Lucas Hnath Directed by Kirk Jackson withAllen McCullough, Gaia Visnar, Janis Young & Randolyn Zinn “A smart, funny and utterly engrossing play.” — The…
by Roseann Cane Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), often referred to as the father of realism in modern theater, created a body of work that unflinchingly examined social mores (including marital roles), hypocrisy, religion, and ethics. In his day, theatergoers found themselves shocked and scandalized by the subject matter he explored as…
A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste and S. Epatha Merkerson Lorraine Hansberry’s fearless interrogation of hope in the face of racial and economic strife in America is as powerful today as when it premiered 60 years ago on Broadway. JUNE 25 – JULY 13 |  MAIN…
