John Gabriel Borkman
by Henrik Ibsen
John Gabriel Borkman is the penultimate play of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, written in 1896. The Borkman family fortunes have been brought low by the imprisonment of John Gabriel who used his position as a bank manager to illegally speculate with his investors' money. The action of the play takes place eight years after Borkman's release when John Gabriel Borkman, Mrs. Borkman, and her twin sister Ella Rentheim battle over the future of young Erhart Borkman. Though John Gabriel Borkman continues the line of naturalism and social commentary that marks Ibsen's middle period, the final act suggests a new phase for the playwright, a phase brought to fruition in his final more symbolic work When We Dead Awaken. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastJohn Gabriel Borkman: Bruce PirieMrs. Gunhild Borkman: Arielle LipshawErhart Borkman: Ernst PattynamaElla Rentheim: Elizabeth KlettMrs. Fanny Wilton: AvailleVilhelm Foldal: Alan MapstoneFrida Foldal: Grace GarrettMrs. Borkman's Maid: Amanda FridayNarrator: Robin KingAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett
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Henrik Ibsen
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Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influentia...
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