Just married. Already bored. Hedda longs to be freed. In this classic play by A Doll’s House playwright Henrik Ibsen, gender norms within the institution of marriage clash with a woman’s desire for independence. Hedda confronts whether power, or even equality, is within her grasp as a woman, a question whose answer remains uncertain for many in 2018. Under the direction of Scott Patrick Wilson, a team of students explores Hedda Gabler’s immediate relevance through a bold, modern minimalist approach to this classic piece.

Second Stage Student Theatre (2SST) is an all-student run theatre company founded by Scott Patrick Wilson, Morgan Bowling and Natalie Risk. 2SST is dedicated to empowering young theatre artists and crafting the next generation of socially and culturally challenging works of theatre by creating avenues to explore theatrical production, direction, and design.