On this episode of The Art of the Story, acclaimed director and filmmaker Justin Emeka's talks to WBGO's Doug Doyle about his adaptation of A Doll's House that is set in 1950's New Jersey. The world premiere of the play runs from February 21 through March 15 at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.
What is worth saving? This question still echoes nearly 150 years after Ibsen first constructed A Doll’s House…With this sensational story about a dark secret that threatens to destroy a family, Ibsen created drama’s first feminist…and its heroine, Nora Helmer. The playwright brought the struggles for personal liberation to vivid life.
In this adaptation, Emeka weaves Black culture into one of the most powerful plays ever experienced.
You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Justin Emeka below:
