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Photos by Mike Tsai

A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen
Dates: August 7 – 25, 2019
Location: City Stage at Union Station
Director: Darren Sextro

Featuring
Hillary Clemens as Nora
Todd Lanker as Torvald
Christina Schafer as Kristine
Tyler Rowe as Krogstad
Brian Paulette as Dr. Rank
Carla Noack as Anne Marie
Aria Smith as Emmy
and Drew Squire as Ivar

A scandal when it was first staged 140 years ago, “A Doll’s House” is the story of a married woman seeking to carve out her own place in the world. Still startlingly relevant, this show will be sure to feature the type of actor-first performances audiences have come to expect from KCAT. “A Doll’s House” will be directed by Darren Sextro, who previously directed “Skylight,” “My Old Lady,” and “Crimes of the Heart” for KCAT.

This production has two, 10-minute intermissions.
Act 1: 45 minutes
Act 2: 36 minutes
Act 3: 41 minutes
Total Run Time: 142 minutes

For more information on the play, the playwright and historical context, please see this microsite created by our dramaturg, Hannah Taylor.

Director – Darren Sextro
Adapted by Darren Sextro
Production Stage Manager – Afton Earp
Scenic Designer – Kelli Harrod
Costume Designer – Sarah M. Oliver
Lighting Designer – Shane Rowse
Properties Designer – Bill Christie
Sound Designer – David Kiehl
Technical Director – Kyle Dyck
Dramaturg – Hannah Rogg Taylor
Wardrobe – Paige Stallings
Assistant Stage Manager – Colin Fowler
Production Assistant Intern – Caroline Jackson

Reveiw Highlights

  • “The opening night audience responded to the show with an immediacy I’ve rarely seen at the theater (let alone at a 140-year-old play).”

    Liz Cook, The Pitch

  • “The Kansas City Actors Theatre production of “A Doll’s House,” directed and adapted by Darren Sextro, is remarkable — true to the Ibsen original but imbued with a contemporary sensibility both in the performances and in the staging.”

    – Robert Coleman Trussell, KC Studio

  • “Suspenseful, thought-provoking and at times humorous A DOLL’S HOUSE is a production that needs to be seen by Kansas Citians.”

    – Steve Wilson, BroadwayWorld