A Modern Interpretation of a Traditional Classic. A Doll’s House, Part 2 Runs Through February 12
February 2023
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While it uses characters from the original, you don’t need to have seen the original to enjoy this show.
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In the final scene of Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes 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. But why? And what will it mean for those she left behind?
The Guardian, giving A Doll’s House, Part 2 four stars says the “sophisticated sequel offers vibrancy and wit.”
“Nora’s journey highlights arguments for and against the traditional way things have been done. This is very relevant to today’s world, as we can feel our society shifting, with many grasping to old ways and many others forging new ways forward,” said Theatrikos Karly Moyers, who plays Nora’s daughter Emmy. “Being given the opportunity to serve my community through my art is absolutely incredible. I also deeply appreciate how welcoming the Theatrikos family has been to me.”
A Doll’s House, Part 2, an original story from playwright Lucas Hnath, was the most frequently licensed in all of 2019. A lot of theatres around the country have been doing this show.
“As the new Artistic Committee Chair, my goal is to work hard to raise the standard of theatre we are producing at Theatrikos,” said Nichole Katz, who plays Anne Marie. Katz is also the 2023 chair of Theatrikos’ artistic committee.
A Doll’s House, Part 2 runs now through February 12.
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“I may show up again; the minimal set, the tight script and the wonderful actors enjoying yeoman direction makes this play hum!”
—Bob Reynods, Patron, A Doll’s House, Part 2
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Improved Sound – Increased Funding – Wonderful Volunteers
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New Theatre Sound System Installed
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In the wee hours of a cold January night, for the first time in 25+ years, Theatrikos installed a new sound system. This included new speakers, monitors, amps, cabling, sound board, keyboard connectivity and orchestra loft ambient microphones for instruments. The new sound system was made possible, for the most part, with a generous contribution from an anonymous donor. All of this will enable us to do proper high quality sound balanced musicals and also allow us, along with Sedona International Film Festival, to launch our new independent film series in May.
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$20 Million for Arizona Arts
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In January, the State of Arizona announced “an historic $20 million one-time allocation” for the arts in Arizona, said the Arizona Commission on the arts. With this investment, Arizona “acknowledges the vital role of the state’s arts sector in building a resilient, innovative and prosperous Arizona for everyone.” This should help Theatrikos financially and artistically in 2024.
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Jessie Finch, Volunteer Usher
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“The number one thing I love about volunteering as an usher or house manager is that you don’t have to devote the entirety of a show run to be a part of the action!” said Jessie Finch, Chair of NAU’s Department of Sociology and Theatrikos volunteer usher. It’s “one of the most flexible ways to volunteer for Theatrikos, so even if you’re very busy, you can still feel like a part of the team!”
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After years of work, the Museum of Broadway is open, and it’s located just off Times Square and right next to the Lyceum Theater in New York City.
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2023 Season – Gut-wrenching Education – Art at MNA
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Your purchased tickets to our first show of the season, A Doll’s House, Part 2, can be applied to your purchase of 2023 season tickets.
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TheatriKids Laramie Project
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TheatriKids performance workshops of Laramie Project andLaramie Project Ten Years Latergrapple with the community shattering death of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyoming. The two shows, the original and follow up, are performed in repertory. February 17—26.
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Vast Landscapes, Inner Visions at Museum of Northern Arizona
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Arguably one of the most important female artists of the Southwest, Joella Jean Mahoney’s distinctive style bridges realism and abstraction. Discussion with the curator on February 19.
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TheatriKids Educational Theatre to Tackle the Grief of Homophobic Rage in The Laramie Project
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Matthew Shepard lost his life 25 years ago in Laramie, Wyoming, the victim of homophobic rage. His brutal beating at the hands of two other young men shocked the nation and galvanized a movement to outlaw hate crimes and combat homophobia.
One outcome was The Laramie Project, a documentary-style play created by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project, an experimental theatre group concentrating on social issues. The play is based on interviews conducted with citizens of Laramie over a two-year period, as well as news reports and journal entries. It is now played in repertory with its follow-up, The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.
TheatriKids is mounting this performance workshop under Director Joe Maniglia, who thinks it will resonate with our community. “There are a number of similarities between Laramie, Wyoming and Flagstaff, Arizona,” he explains. “They are both university towns surrounded by a large non-university population. They both have strong Western influences. And both are frequented several times a day by trains rolling through town.” And although we have progressed as a society beyond the level of hate that killed Matthew Shepard, “The same issues that were being faced in the early ’90s by the homosexual community are still being faced today by the larger LGBTQ community.”
Lilliana Roccaforte is a senior actor in The Laramie Project, playing eight different characters of various ages. She finds the play to be meaningful for Flagstaff because “here in Flagstaff, there are all types of people from all over the world. In The Laramie Project, issues are presented by many different characters that have many different points of view. There are some characters who you might love and others you might hate, but the diversity within the play, as within Flagstaff, connects the audience on a personal level.”
Perhaps the greatest impact of this production will be on our teen actors, who are near the ages of the college student Shepard. TheatriKids presents this important work on February 17-26.
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Theatrikos Theatre Company
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