The Master Builder

February 12, 1999 - March 21, 1999

In an adaptation by Robert Brustein, Halvard Solness, a brilliantly successful, aging architect who believes he possesses extrasensory powers over people and events, will stop at nothing to bolster his over-blown, guilt-ridden self image.

Halvard Solness, a brilliantly successful, aging architect who believes he possesses extrasensory powers over people and events, will stop at nothing to bolster his over-blown, guilt-ridden self image. When a beautiful young woman arrives to collect on a decade-old debt, Solness senses a final chance for personal redemption. Is she to be yet another of his casualties—or the wrecking ball that brings down the towering ego of the Master Builder?

SYNOPSIS

Nearly twelve years ago, the home of the builder Halvard Solness was burned to the ground. The fire, which caused the death of his two children and left his wife emotionally scarred, also gave Solness the opportunity to demonstrate his talents as one of the finest builders in the land.

A decade later, Master Builder Solness lives in fear that the new generation will arise and cast him aside. The arrival of a young visitor, Hilde Wangel, brings new life to the Solness home, but also rekindles painful memories of his past.

Creative Team

by

Henrik Ibsen

adapted by

directed by

Halvard Solness, Master Builder Christopher McCann
Aline Solness, his wife Sharon Scruggs
Dr. Herdal, the family doctor Will LeBow
Kurt Brovik, former architect Jeremy Geidt
Ragnar Brovik, his son Ben Evett
Kaja Folsi, his niece, a bookkeeper Aysan Celik
Miss Hilda Wangel Kristin Flanders
set design by Christine Jones
costume design by Catherine Zuber
lighting design by Michael Chybowski
sound design by Christopher Walker
stage manager Wendy Beaton
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Runtime:

2 hours with 1 intermission

Venue:

64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138