The Doll's House

Mercer Drama Class presents Henrik Ibsen's
THE DOLL'S HOUSE
A staged reading

A note from the director, Dustin Mosko

I have always wanted to produce and direct this play. Although it was written in the late 1800s, I feel that it touches upon our society as if it were written today. With a high percentage of our population's children growing up with single parents or in the homes of guardians that are not their natural parents, we cannot dismiss the fact that there are problems in our culture's domestic lifestyle.

For me, Nora represents the stong fighting spirit of all women who fight for equality among a world of men. Through the struggles of women's rights I believe that there are still responsiblities that are expected more of women than that of men. At the end of Act III Nora must make the decision that many of our culture's women must make on a daily basis. Will she chose the choice that she is expected to take?

Torvald and Nora Helmer (Dakota Rogers and Bethany Hood)
Mrs. Lind and Nils Krogstad (Amber Tyler and Everett Hood)
Dr. Rank, Torvald, Mrs. Lind and Nora (Andrew Rice, Dakota Rogers, Amber Tyler, and Bethany Hood)
Dr. Rank and Nora (Andrew Rice and Bethany Hood)
THE CAST:
Torvald Helmer ........................ Dakota Rogers
Nora Helmer ........................... Bethany Hood
Dr. Rank .............................. Andrew Rice
Mrs. Linde ............................ Amber Tyler
Nils Krogstad ......................... Everett Hood
Helmer's Children .... Ivar .... Dusty Mosko .... Bob .... Noah Davis
Anne, their Nurse ..................... Laura Vineyard
Helen, their Housemaid ................ Mackenzie Gray
A Porter .............................. Seth Pitman

THE CREW:
Stage Manager ......................... Christine Rightmyer
The Mercer County Senior High Drama Class