Hedda Gabler

Written by Henrik Ibsen

Narrated by Joshua Bitton, JD Cullum, Elizabeth Ruscio and 4 more

Hedda and George have just returned from their honeymoon, but when her former lover Eilert appears with a brilliant new manuscript, George’s hopes for a professorship are dimmed. Hedda’s desperate dissatisfaction with her life leads to dangerous choices in this startling portrait of a woman hell-bent on destruction.

Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in June 2019.

Directed by Debbie Devine
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Josh Bitton as Eilert Lovborg
JD Cullum as George Tesman
Gregory Harrison as Judge Brack
Shannon Holt as Aunt Julie Tesman
Elizabeth Ruscio as Berta
Jocelyn Towne as Hedda Gabler
Karen Malina White as Mrs. Thea Elvsted

Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson
Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Foley Artist: Brian Wallace
Production Manager: Elena Cruz
Editor: Neil Wogenson

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Oct 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781682661000

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright who thrived during the late nineteenth century. He began his professional career at age 15 as a pharmacist’s apprentice. He would spend his free time writing plays, publishing his first work Catilina in 1850, followed by The Burial Mound that same year. He eventually earned a position as a theatre director and began producing his own material. Ibsen’s prolific catalogue is noted for depicting modern and real topics. His major titles include Brand, Peer Gynt and Hedda Gabler.