Feb 20, 2015 2 min read

Feb. 27-March 13

‘Ghosts’

off the WALL productions presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts” Feb. 27-March 13 at the theatre in Carnegie.

The sins of the past are at the heart of Henrik Ibsen’s play, one of the most controversial of the late 19th century and a scathing commentary on the morality of the times. Mrs. Helen Alving has accepted her pastor’s counsel and endured her husband’s many infidelities in silence. Ten years after Alving’s death, she is to dedicate an orphanage in his memory. Her son, Oswald, kept innocent of his father’s profligacy, returns home for the dedication. His attraction to the housemaid conjures up the ghost of his parents’ unhappy marriage. This disastrous romance, along with Oswald’s increasing symptoms of the venereal disease inherited from his father, force Mrs. Alving to confront her own “ghosts.”

Created by Virginia Wall Gruenert from three previous uncredited adaptations, director Simm Landres is presenting an original production to the Pittsburgh audience.

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 27-28, 3 p.m. March 1 and 8, and 8 p.m. March 5-7 and 12-13.

Tickets at $5-$35 can be purchased online at www.insideoffthewall.com or by phone at 1-888-718-4253.