In her 15 year absence since walking out on her husband and children, Nora Helmer has created a life for herself, and one that she wears well and proudly displays through her fine garb.

Now a successful author, she is empowered and driven and has returned, not to rekindle relationships, but for legal closure….to obtain a divorce once and for all.

A Doll’s House, Part 2, picks up where Henrik Ibsen’s classic leaves off, and it proves immensely satisfying as well as entertaining.

The stellar cast features Laurie Metcalf (Nora) who won a Tony Award for her portrayal, Condola Rashad as her daughter Emmy, Chris Cooper as her estranged husband Torvald and Jayne Houdyshell as Anne Marie, Torvald’s longtime, loyal housekeeper who served as caregiver to Nora’s three children with Torvald when she left them all behind.

No surprise here that it received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play  While it lost to Oslo, this 90 minute, no intermission, work is a masterful piece of theatre.

Written by Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath, it is smart and witty, with moments of great insight (particularly about marriage) and inspired performances.

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