A Doll House

By: Henrik Ibsen

Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, Tony Abatemarco, Tim Dekay, Jeannie Elias, Gregory Itzin, Jobeth Williams

Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: Beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora’s well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Ibsen’s play is as fresh today as it was when it first stormed the stages of 19th-century Europe.

Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA in September, 2011.

Director: Rosalind Ayres

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Calista Flockhart as Nora Helmer

Tony Abatemarco as Dr. Rank

Tim DeKay as Torvald Helmer

Jeannie Elias as Anne-Marie/Helene

Gregory Itzin as Nils Krogstad

JoBeth Williams as Mrs. Linde

Associate Producer: Christina Montaño. Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Sound Effects Artist: Tony Palermo. Editor: Wes Dewberry

Public Domain (P)2012 L.A. Theatre Works

old fashioned

this soap opera does not survive the ages. good performance but boring story. I did laugh a few times and that was nice

Nice production

Wow. This version is snartly paced and played. The sound quality was great and I finished it in one sitting. I was fully engaged from start to finish.

If Happy Endings Don't Matter ...

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If Happy Endings don't matter to you, you might love this book. Might.

A "theater audio-book". The book was entertaining in the beginning. The humor increasingly lagged with each chapter. As the end drew near I hoped for a happy ending. Real life does not always have happy endings; I prefer stories that do. The story ended with a loud noise - without giving the story away - I don't know for certain what the noise intended to signify. Neither choice was happy.

I gave this book a 3 because it held my attention. It is short and I wanted to see how it ended.

Calista Flockheart is the best Nora! A wonderful performance by a stellar cast.

I’ve seen “A Doll’s House” on stage twice and frankly, neither performance was memorable. In preparation for watching “A Doll’s House 2,” at the Pasadena Playhouse, I decided to listen to the original play. Bravo! Now this is how the play should be produced. I’m glad I listened to this rendition. Calista Flockheart is a standout, I wish I had seen this version live.

Classic!

What made the experience of listening to A Doll House (Dramatized) the most enjoyable?

Great performance of a classic. I've heard about it for years but never seen the play. Betty Friedan references it in The Feminine Mystique, so that reminded me to get A Doll House. I'm so glad I did. It's not just for feminists, so don't let that idea fool you. It's just good.