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Synopsis

Ibsen Revisited--subtitled “A Piece of Foolishness”--is Floyd Dell’s clever speculation on an alternate ending to Henrik Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler. A stranger arrives at an average, middle-class house, eager to meet the infamous Hedda Gabler, who did not commit suicide but instead married Lovberg. As a representative of the International Ibsen Society, the stranger is excited to meet the woman everyone supposed was dead. He believes he will find the same passionate woman that Ibsen wrote about, but the maid who greets him sets him straight: Mrs. Lovberg has become an instructor in Modern Adolescence and a writing assistant to her husband. Originally performed in 1914, “Ibsen Revisited” is an homage to the controversial play, full of allusions and inside jokes that will delight any fan of Hedda Gabler.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
1914
Genres
Dark Comedy
Settings
Period, Simple/No Set
Time & Place
Early 20th century, middle-class parlor
Cast Size
small
Orchestra Size
None
Dancing
None
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Star Vehicle Female, Includes Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Small Cast

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

The Stranger

Lead

Male

Non-singer

The Maid

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Songs

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Guide Written By:

Cindi Calhoun

Cindi Calhoun

Theatre teacher, director, writer, and seamstress