Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was one of the most influential playwrights of the 19th century and he is often considered to be the father of modern drama. Best known for depicting human relationships and social constructs, his major works include Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll’s House (1879), An Enemy of the People (1881), Ghosts (1881), Hedda Gabler (1890), and The Master Builder (1892).

Justin Emeka is a director, writer and filmmaker who has worked at theaters around the country including: the Old Globe, Yale Rep, Seattle Rep, Karamu House, Syracuse Stage, Philadelphia Theater Company, and Classical Theater of Harlem.  For the past five years, he has served as the Resident Director for the Pittsburgh Public Theater where he directed Two Trains Running, Sweat, American Son, Trouble in Mind and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem.  Some of his other favorite directing projects include:   King James, Sunset Baby, Romeo & Juliet, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Wedding Band, The Bluest Eye, Death of a Salesman, Paradise Blue, The Glass Menagerie and Macbeth.  He authored the chapter “Seeing Shakespeare through Brown Eyes” in the best-selling Black Acting Methods.  He is a Drama League Fellow in Classic Directing as well as TV/Film Directing.  He’s also directed two award-winning short films, Biological and Six Winters Gone Still. Additionally, he is a tenured professor of Theater and Africana Studies at Oberlin College. www.justinemeka.com