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Tickets are OFFICIALLY ON SALE for NORA, IN REP! And through November 27th at midnight, you can get yours with a $7 discount. Regularly priced at $25, our patrons can take advantage of our Early Bird special by using the code "EarlyB27" before next Sunday [11/27 at midnight] and receive a ticket for only $18!

Strike now while the iron is hot (and cheap, too, of course)!

For tickets to Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE, please visit: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=nor5E9&ss=1

For tickets to the musical A DOLL'S LIFE, please visit: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=nor2C4&ss=1

For the $45 marathon package (a ticket to both shows, save $5 when buying tickets to both), please call SmartTix at (212)-868-4444.

Remember, act before November 27th at midnight using the code "EarlyB27" and get $7 off the price of admission! 

MEET LISA WIPPERLING

Meet Lisa Crosby Wipperling, yet another Beautiful Soup newcomer, who is featured as Jaqueline in A Doll's Life for NORA, IN REP. Check out her interview with us below:

With hundreds of casting calls a week in this city, what attracted you to this project? A friend of mine studied the show recently for a class project and I fell in love with Nora's solo to her children. The show took hold. I also have been interested in Henrik Ibsen's work and, though this is loosely based on his play I still feel it's a way to study the characters he envisioned with a creative team. 

 

What do you hope audience members come away with after seeing the show? That even though women's liberation is a specific vein in the show, I think all people can relate to the moments we all have had being unequal in some way, shape or form and worked to overcome. Struggle is part of the human condition and questioning our limits at a moral level is something some of us have to face daily but all of us face at some point. To question is to be alive, to be static is to be dead. I hope this show makes you question and breathes new perspective into your life. 

 

What's your dream role? The Mother in Ragtime, The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Lizzie in 110 in the Shade (or Rainmaker), Diane in Next to Normal, Avery in Sin, and too many to mention. 

 

Who is your hero and why? There are many.  Meryl Streep, her versatility as an actor on and off stage is unending. Audra McDonald, her groundedness and vocal ease while being intense.

 

What's the greatest experience you've had on stage? The thrill of not knowing what's next because every night it's different. 

 

Who is the one person you haven't worked with that you would like to? Raul Esparza. Watching Company on a DVD I was drawn in. Then being front row for Arcadia, his presence resonated so strongly I now crave being on a stage and interacting with him. 

 

What's your favorite musical/play and why? Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart is my new favorite.  

 

What's your favorite ice cream? Ben and Jerry's Phish Food

Nora or a Torvald? Nora. No Contest.

Meet Jordan Shaner, who makes his Beautiful Soup debut in the ensemble of A Doll's Life this coming January. With an extensive background in opera, Jordan returns to the musical theater stage to work on this rare revival. Learn more about him in his interview below...

With hundreds of casting calls a week in this city, what attracted you to this project? The opportunity to work with colleagues around my own age on a project that was focused on in depth ensemble work.

What do you hope audience members come away with after seeing the show? A new perspective on ANYTHING. Coincidentally, I also hope for it myself. 

Who or what inspired you to go into theatre? I always loved pretending. 

What's your dream role? Sweeney Todd, or Figaro. I've always secretly wanted to be a barber.

Who is your hero and why? Honestly, my grandfather, who came to this country a survivor, but never allowed himself to become a martyr or victim. He put the past behind him and he prospered in the moment.

What's the greatest experience you've had on stage? I was in a "viewpoints" production of Robert Ward's opera The Crucible. It changed the way I approach the work.

Who is the one person you haven't worked with that you would like to? Anne Bogart 

What's your favorite musical/play and why? I love the old classics and Sondheim. Can't pick a favorite. 

What's your favorite ice cream? Ben and Jerry's Mint Chocolate Chip.

Nora or a Torvald? Torvald.

Have you seen our teaser trailer yet?

Watch it and let us know what you think! Are you getting excited to see the shows?

MEET PATRICK PIZZOLORUSSO

Meet Patrick, who plays Nora's misguided husband Torvald Helmer in Ibsen's classic play A DOLL'S HOUSE. Learn more about him in our interview below:

With hundreds of casting calls a week in this city, what attracted you to this project? I am always attracted to the classics.  My training was rooted in classical theater so that is where my interest naturally lies.  That being said, we live in NYC and the majority of the classic pieces you see performed or auditions advertised for are Shakespeare.  (Not that there is anything wrong with that, I love Shakespeare) When I see a chance to audition for a classic piece that is not Shakespeare, I jump at it.

What do you hope audience members come away with after seeing the show? I think mostly I'd like them to come away with the idea that Torvald wasn't a bad guy.  I feel that most people look at him as this horrible person. But he was simply living under a certain society's beliefs and strictures.  He felt certain things were right because that's what he was told. It's all he knew. 

Who or what inspired you to go into theatre? I'd have to say it was a joint effort from my family.  All members of my family are artists in their own right.  Be it designing houses, restoring classic cars, or painting, everyone has their own artistic outlet.  I was encouraged to find mine and I did.  Little did we know that it would be this all encompassing career.

What's your dream role? Honestly there are too many. Prince Hal and Puck I think would be my absolute dreams on stage.  In film? Give me a role in an epic sci-fi series or movie.  

Who is your hero and why?  Gene Kelley.  I mean he sang in the rain and danced with Jerry Mouse.  What more could you want?  He just made everything look so effortless and cool on screen.  

What's the greatest experience you've had on stage? The very first time I cried on stage as a character.  It was a moment where I connected with the character, the audience, and realized the dire circumstances surrounding the character's life.  I cried.  I immediately said to myself, "what the fuck is happening?" And...immediately brought myself out of the moment.  But I learned a lot that night on that little stage.

Who is the one person you haven't worked with that you would like to? haha..Patrick Stewart.

What's your favorite musical/play and why? Andre Gregory's Alice.  I performed in this with a handful of very close friends, directed by my friend/mentor and I think I learned the most from theater by working on this piece. (And it's one of my favorite stories)

What's your favorite ice cream? Anything with bits of peanut butter in it.  

Nora or a Torvald? Tovald!  (I think I have to say that)

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