THE FATHER
CHARACTERS: Nöjd, A soldier
Criterion Theatre, NYC
December 14, 1995 (previews) – January 11 – February 18, 1996
WRITTEN BY: August Strindberg
ADAPTED BY: Richard Nelson
DIRECTED BY: Clifford Williams
CAST:
Frank Langella – The Cavalry Captain
Tom Beckett – Doctor Östermark
Angela Bettis – Bertha/The Captain’s daughter
Ivar Brogger – The Pastor/Laura’s brother
Irene Dailey – Old Margaret
Garret Dillahunt – Nöjd/A soldier
Gail Strickland – Laura/The Captain’s wife
William Verderber – Orderly
SYNOPSIS:
In this timeless Battle of the Sexes, Frank Langella plays the Captain, a man in a bitter no-holds-barred struggle with his scheming wife (Gail Strickland) for power over their child. The results of this relentless marital war are devastating.
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