In troubled world, grown-ups find joy in doll’s houses

In troubled world, grown-ups find joy in doll’s houses

A log burns in the hearth in the artfully lit drawing room. The armchairs look plush and inviting. Glasses and a bottle of wine stand ready as a grandfather clock keeps time. It is all straight out of a glossy magazine and yet every carefully crafted item in the room could fit into the palm...

A Doll’s House, Part 2

Elizabeth Reaser and Kimberly Scott (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Reviewed by Isadora Swann Pasadena Playhouse Through June 8 RECOMMENDED  “Someday, everything will be different, and everyone will be free—freer than they are now.” A Doll’s House, Part Two, written by Lucas Hnath and currently showing at the Pasadena Playhouse, leaves no stone unturned in its sharp examination of marriage, gender roles, and societal expectations. Packed with laughter and…