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Uma Thurman and Tom Pecinka. Photo by Joseph O'Malley.

Ghosts

July 31–August 18, Main Stage

NEW TRANSLATION By Henrik Ibsen Translated from the Norwegian by Paul Walsh Directed by Carey Perloff With Catherine CombsDavid CoulterTom Pecinka, Thom SesmaUma Thurman, Bernard White

With great happiness, Mrs. Alving (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman) welcomes her painter son Oswald (Tom Pecinka) home from years of living abroad. But when he starts to flirt with the family maid (Catherine Combs), she must intercede to save her son and herself from scandals present and past. Mrs. Alving struggles to find joy in a life bound by the strictures of Pastor Manders (Bernard White) and the spectral chains of mistakes from long ago. Directed by Carey Perloff, Henrik Ibsen's vivid and passionate play asks – even now – how far one mother, caught between duty and desire, can or should go to protect her family.

Cast

Regina Engstrand
CATHERINE COMBS
Oswald Alving
TOM PECINKA
Jakob Engstrand
THOM SESMA
Mrs. Helene Alving
UMA THURMAN
Pastor Manders
BERNARD WHITE

Creative

Playwright
HENRIK IBSEN
Scenic Designer
DANE LAFFREY
Costume Designer
DANE LAFFREY
Lighting Designer
JAMES F. INGALLS
Sound Designer
BETH LAKE

Media