Peer Gynt is a 1998 theatrical adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's classic play Peer Gynt by American playwright David Henry Hwang and Swiss director Stephan Muller. Combining many contemporary references with a streamlined turn of the original story, it was commissioned by the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. It opened there on February 3, 1998.
Peer Gynt | |
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Written by | David Henry Hwang Stephan Muller |
Characters | Peer Gynt Ase Mads Moen Solveig Troll King and others |
Date premiered | February 3, 1998 |
Place premiered | Trinity Repertory Company Providence |
Original language | English |
Subject | Selfishness; Love |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | Gynt family farm and many others |
The script is published by Playscripts, Inc.[1]