“SEARCHING FOR NORA” For more than 140 years, theater audiences worldwide have been riveted by A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen’s intimate story of a troubled marriage. The play’s bewitching lead, Nora Helmer, is one of the iconic women of modern literature. Walking out on her husband and young children as the final curtain falls, Nora leaves the audience wondering what will become of her.

In recent years, two American writers have sought separately to answer that question. This Saturday, the Brüka Theatre’s first-ever Book Club will explore both sequels: playwright Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2, which is currently playing at the Bruka, and the novel Searching for Nora: After the Doll’s House, written by Reno writer Wendy Swallow.

Author, journalist and professor Wendy Swallow spent more than 10 years researching and writing her historical novel, seeking to be faithful to the historical realities of Ibsen’s time and to the complex character that Ibsen created. Swallow sends Nora on a journey that impoverishes and radicalizes her, sweeps her onto an emigrant ship bound for America, and strands her on the harsh Minnesota prairie. Nora is searching for family and purpose, but struggles to be honest in a hostile world.

BRÜKA THEATRE BOOK CLUB - PREMIERE 
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
MEETS 
SEARCHING FOR NORA

What Happened To Nora Helmer After A Doll’s House?

Reno, NV.  Join Brüka Theatre’s Book Club Premiere on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11 AM on Zoom with special guest Wendy Swallow, author of “Searching For Nora”.  Wendy will be joined by Director Rod Hearn and Assistant Director and Dramaturg Jessica Johnson for a discussion of Searching For Nora and the play A Doll’s House, Part 2. Brüka Theatre Book Club is hosted by Producing Artistic Director, Mary Bennett.   There will be time for questions and comments from the zoom audience as well.

LIVE ZOOM BOOK CLUB:
FEBRUARY 5, 2022 @ 11 AM

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A recording of the Zoom Book Club will be available for viewing on Brüka Theatre’s Youtube Page:  https://www.youtube.com/c/BrukaTheatreOfTheSierra

Wendy Swallow will also join the Brüka company on Sunday (Feb. 6) after the 2 pm matinee performance of A Doll’s House, Part 2 for a “talk back” with the audience. She will be available at the matinee to sign copies of Searching for Nora. Copies of the book will also be available for purchase.  If you are interested in joining a follow-up Zoom discussion next month for those who have read the novel, email Wendy at wendy@searchingfornora.com.

Reno, NV. Brüka Theatre presents A Doll’s House, Part 2 written by Lucas Hnath. The play begins with a knock on the door — the same door that was slammed shut in the final scene of Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork. Nora Helmer made the shocking decision to leave her husband and children, and begin a life on her own. This climactic event—when Nora slams the door on everything in her life—instantly propelled world drama into the modern age. In A Doll’s House, Part 2, many years have passed since Nora’s exit. Now, there’s a knock on that same door. Nora has returned after 15 years. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind?

BRÜKA THEATRE 29TH SEASON - ONWARD

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2

 A Smart, Funny & Utterly Engrossing Play

Written by Lucas Hnath   Directed by Rod Hearn

JANUARY 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 FEBRUARY 3, 4, 5, 9 (A), 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 @ 7:30 PM

MATINEES:  JANUARY 30 & FEBRUARY 6* @ 2:00 PM

Senior/Student/Military $28  General Tickets $30    All Tickets $32 at the Door
A = Artist Night $17 All Tickets

*Followed by a talk-back with the company

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 ONLINE TICKET LINK: https://www.bruka.org/boxoffice

https://tickets.bruka.org/TheatreManager/2/online?event=0

MASKS & PROOF OF VACCINE OR NEGATIVE COVID TEST ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PATRONS
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