THE CRITICS
"As portrayed by
a luscious-looking Amy Irving, Helen Alving has a hint of the erotic hunger
Kathleen Turner brings to Mrs. Robinson on Broadway. Amy Irving brings
a bruising emotional commitment to her part, especially in the final face-off
with Oswald."
-The New York Times
"Director Daniel Fish does an admirable
job of setting up a stark dramatic framework upon which the characters
size each other up and cope with, or reveal, the 'ghosts' that haunt them."
-Associated Press
"The reason to see the Classic Stage production
of Ibsen's play is Amy Irving's luminous rendition of Mrs. Alving, and
the surprising evolution of her relationship with her sickly son, played
with a fascinating brand of epicene virility by Ted Schneider."
-The New Yorker
"Cleanly directed by Daniel Fish, and played crisply
by a tight ensemble, GHOSTS continues to raise compelling questions about
duty, love, and morality."
-Village Voice
Dedicating a monument to her late husbandÕs memory, Helen Alving is ready to close a chapter in her familyÕs life. But her son, returning home from abroad, brings with him a terrible secret. Before sunrise the truth will burn around them both, and the ghosts of their pasts will return to reveal a fatherÕs terrible legacy to his son.
IbsenÕs masterpiece examines the vast social themes of morality, hypocrisy, and individual responsibility even as it exposes the intense emotional currents that buffet a family across the generations.
One of the great plays in world drama in the New York premiere of a bold and
frank new translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson
(TalleyÕs Folly, Burn This). Daniel Fish (Off BroadwayÕs True Love)
directs.
CREDITS
Lisa Demont Regina
Daniel Gerroll Reverend Manders
Amy Irving Helen Alving
David Patrick Kelly Jakkob Engstrand
Ted Schneider Oswald Alving
Daniel Fish Director
Lanford Wilson Translator
Christine Jones Set Design
Kaye Voyce Costume Design
Scott Zielinski Lighting Design
Eric Shim Music/Sound Design
Vince Liebhart/Tom Alberg Casting
Heather Cousens Production Stage Manager
Clay Francis Assistant Stage Manager