Showing results for "The Sea Lady" in Drama & Plays

A mermaid contrives to have herself "rescued from drowning" and adopted by a respectable family on the English coast. Her motive, which she conceals for quite a while, is to win the heart of a handsome but irresponsible young man whom she glimpsed when he went swimming in the Pacific. Introduced into polite society as an invalid, she proves to be intelligent and charming, but as an immortal she regards the concerns of the English gentry with critical detachment. The young man, who is already engaged, falls under her spell and begins to doubt the importance of the political career into which ...

In Ibsens captivating drama, we meet Ellida Wangel, a woman trapped in the expectations of her roles as a wife and stepmother to her husbands two daughters, Hilde and Bolette. A decade ago, she made a promise to marry another man, and on a sultry summer day, he reappears, stirring her long-buried desires. Faced with the choice between the stability of her life with Dr. Wangel and the alluring call of the sea, Ellida must confront her deepest yearnings. Will she embrace the safety of her current life or surrender to the siren song of her past? (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Dr. Wangel Bruce ...