Theater

Hedda Gabler

When: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., June 8, 2 p.m. Continues through June 14 2014

his new adaptation of Ibsen’s classic brings the title character into New Haven, CT in the late 1940s. Having entered into a loveless marriage, Hedda Tesman returns from her honeymoon with milquetoast college professor George to the tedium of middle class life. Her father’s old friend, Judge Brack, is the only one aware of her discontent at the fate to which she’s condemned herself by agreeing to marry George. As she’s dreading a future filled with visits from George’s spinster aunt, a high school rival, Thea, re-enters her life, bringing with her the potential of excitement.

Price: $10 adv, $20 general

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