I mistakenly posted this in "General."

hello in this context, ci. Always a pleasure.

I'm trying to imagine gloomy old Ibsen in an afro (swedo?) bending backwards on stage and typing with his teeth, then pouring lighter fluid on his script.

I'll move the topic for you.

Hi blatham, Good to hear from you. I'm not that familiar with Ibsen, but the Hedda Gabler story is about a very strong, independent, woman, out of cinque with her place and time. Gotanda's story is based on a Japanese-American woman of the late sixties era in San Francisco (remember Berkeley?), married to a white guy. Her husband is a college professor vying for a position at a local university. He's somewhat of a weakling, which makes the Hedda Gabler character more imposing. My friend played the part of a Business Professor, who's really a dirty old man trying to make out with Hedda (the gal that plays her part). There's more than one way to interpret what goes on, so it makes the story very interesting. I really enjoyed it. c.i.

ci

Hi right back at ya. Hedda is a very powerful play, though I'm not nearly as big a fan of Ibsen as my prof wanted me to become. Did Gotanda, in the end, shoot your dirty old friend in his seething loins?

blatham, Don't want to give away any 'secrets,' but she commits suicide by a samurai sword. She cut her throat with a quick swing of the sword. It seems that was somewhat of a change from the first performance, where she commits suicide on the balcony of their large home. What made this ending somewhat non-traditional was that only 'men' commits suicide by the sword. c.i.