The further adventures of Hedda Gabler
By: by Jeff Whitty
Contributors: Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
ISBN-13: 9780822222422
Subjects: Drama; Characters and characteristics; Characters
Description: Beginning immediately after Henrik Ibsen's classic ends, THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HEDDA GABLER finds Hedda mired in an alternative hell: a place where death is only possible when a fictional character is forgotten by the real-life public. So what is one of drama's most famous suicides to do? After taking advice from helpful neighbor Medea, Hedda and her servant, Mammy, set out on a perilous quest to return to the imaginative furnace of their creation. Along the way, they meet characters from science fiction, Black feminist theater, TV cop shows, Biblical dramas, as well as a couple of wisecracking, self-hating gay characters from the 1960s. Once Hedda and Mammy arrive at their fiery destination, they face a heartbreaking truth about themselves, their creators, and the forces that make them eternal.
Notes: Includes music for the song Here I is / music & lyrics, Jeff Whitty ; arr. Patrick Barnes.

4 males, 4 females (doubling).