Minnesota Fringe Festival 2026: "the statue of liberty is nora in a doll's house by henrik ibsen"

Day: 5Show: 16Title: the statue of liberty is nora in a doll's house by henrik ibsenCategory: Comedy / Drama / Musical Theater / Physical TheaterBy: SupermoonCreated by: SupermoonLocation: Rarig Stoll ThrustSummary: Henrik Ibsen's ground-breaking 1879 play A Doll's House, in which a housewife leaves her family to find herself, with Nora played by the Statue of Liberty.Highlights: On one level, this is a great and fun and very Fringey version of a classic play, using live film projected onto a screen, and actual dolls acting out some of the scenes. On another level it's a startling and disturbing commentary on the state of our country, as we watch Lady Liberty literally dismantled before our eyes. I'm not entirely certain how those two things fit together, but I will be ruminating on it for a while. Mads Plonski plays Liberty/Nora, beginning the show standing on a platform clutching a copy of A Doll's House, her raised arm holding a corded light. Then she descends from her pedestal…