In the final scene of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, A Doll's House, 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 Lucas Hnath's 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?