Synopsis

Henry James called her "a woman caught in the fact" —and the troubling facts of Hedda's life as a great-souled woman in search of a life worth living come pouring out in Ibsen's masterpiece of acerbic wit and tragic destiny. Newly married to the genial scholar George Tesman, Hedda grows exasperated and contemptuous of the smug, middle-class attitudes that permeate her new world, now being invaded by the figures of the brilliant Eilert Lovborg and the insinuating Judge Brack. Finally cornered in a world too small to contain her strivings, Hedda brings her story to a conclusion that is at once inevitable and unexpected.

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Watch & Listen

Hedda Gabler

Cast & Artists

The Artists

Featured Ensemble Members

The Cast

Content Advisory

Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.