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Original angel flies back to Bay for Berkeley Rep's 'Ghosts'

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From: Oakland Tribune
Date: 20040227
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HENRIK Ibsen is turning out to be the playwright of choice in 2004. Last month, American Conservatory Theater took a look at Ibsen's "A Doll's House," and tonight, Berkeley Repertory Theatre begins previews of Ibsen's 1881 family drama "Ghosts."

This is the first time Berkeley Rep has produced "Ghosts," though the company has dipped into Ibsen through the years, including two productions of "Hedda Gabler," one in 1979 and the other in 1988.

Actress Ellen McLaughlin was a memorable Hedda in'88, and she returns to Berkeley Rep to star in "Ghosts" as Mrs. Alving, a late- 19th century woman ...

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