Hedda Gabler at The Den is a story of morality, manipulation and despair

On a macro level the primary themes of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler are morality and propriety. On an individual level we find manipulation and despair.

Hedda Gabler is the self-absorbed, only daughter of a military officer who has an overblown grandiose sense of her own importance, and a lack of empathy for others. She feels trapped in a world of bourgeois values full of expectations she cannot control. It is her perception that the men around her seem to enjoy much more freedom to pursue their own public and private interests with less scrutiny and fewer consequences.

Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” directed by Monica Payne is presented by Artistic Home at The Den Theater 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago through March 30, 2025. Tickets are available at thedentheatre.com or by phone at 773-697-3830. More information at www.theartistichome.org

Cast:

Hedda Gabler – Brookelyn Hebert

Ejlert Lovborg – Dan Evashevsi

Jorge Tesman – Todd Wojcik

Thea Elvsted – Ariana Lopez

Judge Brack – John Mossman

Aunt Julie – Lynne Baker

Berte – Laura Coleman

Thanks to new subscribers Dan Roe; Brian Kille, BK Creative, thebkcreative.com and D.M. Pirrone author of Chicago based historical mysteries. 

Edvard Grieg “Cradle Song” played by Julie Lovison, The Lake Shore Music Studio – Chicago.