"When pushed up against the wall, Nora makes an extraordinary, shocking, and life-changing decision."
That's how North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance describes Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House, which will be performed at A&T in 2024, the News & Observer reports.
"This adaptation addresses themes of female empowerment and male domination, making the play a controversial theater classic," the chair says in a press release.
"The play premiered in 1879 at the Royal Danish Theatre in Norway, telling the story of Nora Helmer, a married woman with limited opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated society.
chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at North Carolina Central University, the play's themes and impact are dissected with academic rigor and insight.
Finally, when pushed up against the wall, Nora makes an extraordinary, shocking, and life-changing decision."
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