{"id":22000,"date":"2025-02-05T01:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=22000"},"modified":"2025-02-09T13:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:51:57","slug":"a-dolls-house-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/a-dolls-house-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Doll\u2019s House, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Liberty Theatre Company\u2019s New Show<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

BY ISAIAH FRIZZELL<\/em><\/p>\n

The Liberty Theatre Company (TLTC) has proven to be the brightest light in the cultural fabric of Hailey and Sun Valley for years. Partnered, for the current show, with the Liberty Theater itself means we’re in for a sly and supple treat. The Liberty Theater, a separate entity, consistently brings unique, beautiful, disparate and fascinating experiences, from rock shows, karaoke, independent films and Battle of the Bands, to all manner of musical and theater (even musical theater). Their new production with the Liberty Theatre Company, A Doll\u2019s House, Part 2, foretells an explosion beyond the intensity of the prequel written by Henrik Ibsen and first performed in 1879 styled in a \u2018dark comedy\u2019 psychological retribution escapade.
\nThe through line of the original play is that of societal expectations. Words, statements, secrets and deeds that skirt the edges of expected etiquette are revealed through the restrictions on social expression. The traditional behavioral roles expected and even demanded at the time may not matter to lead character, Nora. Are we still living in those times? What has changed in how we navigate the rubber maze of reputation, desire and the need to even the score with someone who had the last laugh?
\nA Doll\u2019s House, Part 2 explores and explodes this conundrum through the interaction of Nora, who did what she was not exactly expected to do to save her husband. The propriety, decorum, and etiquette of the time stifle her ability to explain and own the deeds she felt compelled toward. At the same time she realizes what was expected of her and how that jives with what she can do as a resourceful woman. Needs vs reputation.
\nDirector David Janeski has built an amazing cast, including his wife Aly Wepplo, who exemplify the challenges of societal pressure and to some degree takes Nora to task for many of her flagrant transgressions. \u201cSo we\u2019ve got people of a varying range of ages, at different places in their lives in this world, and the drama focuses around Nora, who left the household, her husband and three small children, 15 years previously. And now she comes back because she finds she needs their help. Well, well, well.\u201d Janeski intones that last phrase as a taunting interjection with a humorous lilt.
\nJaneski has skillfully, and with the extraordinary beneficence of The Liberty Theater, which is a separate entity from the Liberty Theater Company, for allowing rehearsals to take place on set in the theater, forged a psychological revenge of sorts. \u201cI think this play is particularly delicious, because if you\u2019ve ever had that interaction with someone where they put you down, or slight you in some way, and then the next day you think of the perfect thing to say to that person. Well, the characters in our story get that opportunity, and they take full advantage of it. So there\u2019s some comeuppance that is served to our character, Nora.\u201d Touche!
\nWe\u2019re in for an incredible moment, a psycho-social blend of animosity and a deep dive into the sheer art and craft of language, and intention, itself. This is verbal spellcasting and the witchcraft of words. The spell of spelling is the magick of language and this production showcases the magick that weaves between and under their verbal interactions.
\nCheck The Liberty Theater Company\u2019s site for tickets: https:\/\/www.libertytheatrecompany.org\/events\/a-dolls-house-part-2<\/p>\n

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