Having amazed Armory audiences with his adaptations of Aeschylus’s ORESTEIA (2022), Shakespeare’s HAMLET (2022), and Ibsen’s ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2021), visionary director and playwright Robert Icke returns with the North American premiere of this gripping moral thriller following lauded runs at London’s Almeida Theatre and in the West End. This scorching examination of our age, a striking reimagining of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi by Arthur Schnitzler, utilizes the lens of medical ethics to examine urgent questions of faith, identity, race, gender, privilege, and scientific rationality.

Olivier Award-winner Juliet Stevenson stars as the doctor at the center of the drama where nothing is quite what—or who—it seems. A galvanizing piece of theater, the production serves as a stark health warning for an increasingly divided nation, where clashing views about the way we see ourselves and the world we live in today only magnify the complexities of life.

North American Premiere

Originally produced by the Almeida Theatre and produced in the West End by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions

Very Freely Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s Professor Bernhardi

Adaptation and Direction Robert Icke

Set and Costume Design Hildegard Bechtler

Lighting Design Natasha Chivers

Sound Design and Composition Tom Gibbons

“Juliet Stevenson delivers one of the peak performances of the theatrical year in Robert Icke’s striking reimagining of Schnitzler” —The Guardian (UK) 

“Robert Icke’s riveting production takes a century-old drama and turns it into a devastating play for today, led by Stevenson’s superb performance.” —The Financial Times (UK) 

Previews:

June 3–12, 2023

Tickets start at $30 (plus fees)

Performances:

June 13–August 19, 2023

Tickets start at $45 (plus fees)

Monday–Thursday at 7:00pm

Friday at 8:00pm

Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm

This performance is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. Please note that this production includes topics including the discussion of suicide and the description of suicidal methods.

Health and Safety Protocols

Masks are optional.  

Location: Wade Thompson Drill Hall

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