A Bee in the Heart of Her
If Nora Helmer, Henrik Ibsen’s famous female protagonist, could speak anything besides Henrik’s text, what would she say?
How about Hedda Gabler, Mrs. Sørby from The Wild Duck or Ellida Wangel, The Lady From the Sea?
Can characters express themselves beyond their playwright? In song, perhaps?
This is exactly where Sibyl Kempson’s alchemical new work A Bee in the Heart of Her comes in.
Over the course of a weaving workshop for recovering Ibsen women led by Mrs. Sørby in a rundown community center, these trailblazing characters confront mistranslations, misunderstood origins, mistaken fates, mansplaining and everything else that Ibsen got wrong, in detail.
With Kempson’s lyrical text set to original music composed by Robert M. Johanson (Nature Theater of Oklahoma), these women tell their own stories and finally set the record straight, once and for all.
Written by Sibyl Kempson
Original Music by Robert M. Johanson
Directed by Sibyl Kempson and Daniel Brunet
Performed by Sibyl Kempson, Robert M. Johanson and Daniel Brunet
Lighting Design by Christian Maith
Projection Mapping by Gabby Espana and Raine Wofford
Technical Director: Torsten Litschko
Audio Engineer: Klaus Altenmüller
Sound and Video Operator: Constantin von Thun
Stage Technician: Eric Scheller
Assistant Directors: Alejandra Rodríguez González and Stanislava Švekušová
Production Assistant: Joseph Schumm
