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Henrik Ibsen's

The Lady from the Sea (Cancelled)

Translated by Rolf Fjelde
Directed by Shana Cooper

Mar 12, 2020

NOTICE: All performances of The Lady from the Sea were cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. A new translation of the play was produced in the 2021/22 Season → learn more here.

When a sailor returns to fulfill their promise, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter must choose between her landlocked marriage and the mesmerizing allure of the sea. Hailed as a watershed moment in Ibsen’s writing, The Lady from the Sea dissects issues of duty, marriage, and agency with raw emotion and disarming resonance. Director Shana Cooper injects the text with a visceral physicality that thrillingly reflects and refracts Ibsen’s structure and characterization.

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The Sidley Austin Foundation

Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation

Photo of Chaon Cross by Joe Mazza.

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Her Choice

Ibsen scholar Dr. Ruth Schor reflects on the role of choice in the playwright's canon.

Ibsen in Popular Culture

How have Ibsen and THE LADY FROM THE SEA influenced other aspects of pop culture? Find out in this blog about Ibsen on film.

Ibsen, Folklore, and Myth

Learn more about how folklore inspired THE LADY FROM THE SEA, one of Ibsen's most mercurial plays.

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