White Horses of Rosmersholm
created and performed by 8 students of
the Askepott Theatre in Grimstad, Norway
Directed by Lars Arstad

The Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd street
Monday October 2, 2006

This performance, based on Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen, is produced by The Askepott Theatre (The Cinderella Theatre) - a music theatre for children and young adults in Grimstad, Norway. The Askepott Theatre has performed at international festivals in France, Holland, Denmark, England and Italy - and now finally they will come to the United States with this adaptation of Ibsen's famous play. The production is directed by Lars Arstad who participated as a finalist in the national Ibsen competition for High Schools in Norway in 2003. The play was then performed at the National Theatre in Oslo.

This version of Rosmersholm is based on that production and is supported by the secretariat for Ibsen Year 2006. The play is performed by 8 young and talented students from the southern Norway - who also have participated actively in the creation of the musical expression.

The name of the play - White Horses of Rosmersholm - is taken from Ibsens 'working title' for the drama; White Horses. It emphasizes the superstitious elements of Rosmersholm - represented by the White Horses who carry a message of a death. Besides this - and the fact that some of the characters are taken from the play, this perfomance is freely created - its very physical and there is just small pieces of dialogue. Every scenic element and places are established by the actors.