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Ibsen's Ghost
An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy

  • Charles Busch
  • Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, 1900-1910
  • 3M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573711534

The play Ibsen never wrote – but with more laughs and a happy ending! Shortly after the death of playwright Henrik Ibsen, his former protégée begins peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright’s misdeeds – but his widow will preserve her husband’s legacy by any means necessary.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dark Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1900-1910
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Shortly after the death of celebrated playwright Henrik Ibsen, his widow Suzannah receives word that her husband’s former protégée is in town peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright’s misdeeds. Enlisting help from her sharp-witted stepmother, Ibsen’s long-lost illegitimate son, a servant girl with a wayward pelvis, and an enigmatic rodent exterminator known as the Rat Wife, Suzannah sets out to preserve her husband’s legacy by any means necessary.

Written by the legendary Charles Busch, Ibsen’s Ghost tells a tall (and hilarious) tale of the toll a great man’s ghost takes on the women at the soul of his work.
REVIEWS:

"A hilarious must-see… A fast-paced frolic with a little romance and plenty of laughs."

Broadway World

"A plunge into the world of absurdism… encompassing everything from lowbrow to highbrow humor, pratfalls, farce, witty repartee, satire, sitcom antics, parody, and just plain screwball silliness. Ibsen’s Ghost is a joy ride all the way."

Talkin' Broadway

"If you're looking for a highly literate lark, this is it."

Lighting & Sound America

Premiere Production: Ibsen’s Ghost: An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy premiered off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters on March 2, 2024. Produced by Primary Stages and directed by Carl Andress, the production starred playwright Charles Busch and featured Christopher Borg, Jen Cody, Thomas Gibson, Judy Kaye and Jennifer Van Dyck.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting

  • WOLF
    GERDA
    SUZANNAH THORESEN IBSEN
    GEORGE ELSTAD
    MAGDALENE KRAGH THORESEN
    HANNA SOLBERG
    THE RAT WIFE

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    Shortly after the death of celebrated playwright Henrik Ibsen, his widow Suzannah receives word that her husband’s former protégée is in town peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright’s misdeeds. Enlisting help from her sharp-witted stepmother, Ibsen’s long-lost illegitimate son, a servant girl with a wayward pelvis, and an enigmatic rodent exterminator known as the Rat Wife, Suzannah sets out to preserve her husband’s legacy by any means necessary.

    Written by the legendary Charles Busch, Ibsen’s Ghost tells a tall (and hilarious) tale of the toll a great man’s ghost takes on the women at the soul of his work.

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