Works Cited
and Further Research Recommendations
This review of the Broadway production, published by The New Yorker, calls A Doll’s House, Part 2 Hnath’s strongest work so far. Staff writer Hilton Als references Joan Didion and Tom Stoppard while examining the relationships and dynamics within the production.
Als, Hilton. “Lucas Hnath's Leap of Faith Into ‘A Doll's House.’” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 1 May 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/08/lucas-hnaths-leap-of-faith-into-a-dolls-house.
A collection of writing advice from Lucas Hnath, shared after he won a large grant from the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust. Hnath mentions some of his writing inspirations and a number of rules he follows while working on projects.
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Brunner, Jeryl. “Writing Wisdom From Rockstar Playwright Lucas Hnath.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 17 Dec. 2017, https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2017/12/17/writing-wisdom-from-rockstar-playwright-lucas-hnath/.
A clip from news program CBS Sunday Morning that briefly covers the Broadway production while interviewing involved cast members and playwright Hnath. This video includes historical information about the original story plus a collection of footage from the Broadway production.
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CBS Sunday Morning. “On Broadway: “A Doll’s House, Part 2”.” YouTube, 4 June 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUFD58PT9I
Interview presented by Theatre Talk, a series created by New York television and presented on PBS. Series hosts interview Lucas Hnath, Chris Cooper, and Laurie Metcalf about their experience and discuss the comedy and major themes throughout the work.
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CUNYTV75. “Theater Talk: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” and “Anastasia”.” YouTube, 27 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkDy9qs1Y1o
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A short article from 2013 that includes discussion of Hnath’s upbringing near Disney World and his inclination to write about popular figures and to craft his settings with the same eye for detail that Disney designers employ in their work.
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Greenberg, Shoshana. “Dramatizing Walt Disney: An Interview With Playwright Lucas Hnath.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 7 Dec. 2017, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/shoshana-greenberg/an-interview-with-lucas-h_b_3223684.html.
A lengthy (but EXCELLENT) 2019 exploration of Hnath’s upbringing, style, and projects. This piece is particularly thorough and even includes short segments from a variety of Hnath’s scripts. Author D. T. Max has crafted this piece to look inside Hnath’s mind, examining his influences and most important characteristics.
Max, D. T. “Lucas Hnath Lets Actors Fight It Out Onstage.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 25 June 2019, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/lucas-hnath-lets-actors-fight-it-out-onstage.
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This 2015 article in The New York Times details Hnath’s process for writing The Chrisitans as it began to make its debut at a number of theatres across the country (and overseas). Hnath comments on his inspirations and reactions, but chooses not to divulge too many personal details, similar to his reluctance to take a side in A Doll’s House, Part 2.
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Paulson, Michael. “Lucas Hnath's 'The Christians' Tackles a Schism Among the Flock.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 Sept. 2015, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/theater/lucas-hnaths-the-christians-tackles-a-schism-among-the-flock.html.
This transcribed interview between Lucas Hnath and Tim Sanford, conducted for Playwrights Horizons, includes many of Hnath’s thoughts on the big issues in his writing. He mentions various philosophers and schools of thought that he has become familiar with, all while examining some of the most effective aspects of his work so far.
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Sanford, Tim. “Lucas Hnath Artist Interview - Trailers More.” Playwrights Horizons, https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/trailers/lucas-hnath-artist-interview/.
This short piece showcases some of the unsung heroes of A Doll’s House, Part 2; the scholars that Hnath and producer Scott Rudin called upon to fine tune the historical contexts of the play. These women, experts in literature, feminism, and psychology, assisted with some of the research conducted while writing and, eventually, many of them saw the show on Broadway.
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Schulman, Michael. “The Feminist Consultants for ‘A Doll's House, Part 2.’” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/22/the-feminist-consultants-for-a-dolls-house-part-2.
This is a review of A Doll’s House, Part 2 at Seattle Rep, published independently by author Carla Seaquist on Medium. While she does not spoil any of the plot, Seaquist examines the impact of the Ibsen piece alongside the major moments of Hnath’s work.
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Seaquist, Carla. “Plays for Our Times: ‘A Doll's House, Part 2," by Lucas Hnath.” Medium, Medium, 25 Mar. 2019, https://medium.com/@carlaseaquist/plays-for-our-times-a-dolls-house-part-2-by-lucas-hnath-4e9318146518.
This interview between Broadway.com’s Beth Stevens and playwright Lucas Hnath was published in April 2019 as Hillary and Clinton was performing on Broadway. The two discuss Hnath’s process for rewriting and developing pieces over time and his interest in writing familiar characters while challenging expectations.
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Stevens, Beth. “Hillary and Clinton Scribe Lucas Hnath on Why He'll Leave the Room If the First Couple Comes to the Show.” Broadway.com, 18 Apr. 2019, https://www.broadway.com/buzz/195532/hillary-and-clinton-scribe-lucas-hnath-on-why-hell-leave-the-room-if-the-first-couple-comes-to-the-show/.
This 2014 article, published by American Theatre, is a glimpse into the earlier works of Hnath’s career. Author Diep Tran comments that many of Hnath’s plays comment on frustration and anger, which has continued to be true throughout the years.
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Tran, Diep. “Lucas Hnath's Plays of Frustration, Agitation Strike Chord with Contemporary Audiences.” AMERICAN THEATRE, 12 Mar. 2014, https://www.americantheatre.org/2014/03/12/lucas-hnath/.
This 2018 article, published by Aspen Times, Hnath describes how he considered Ibsen and the problems women faced during his time in writing A Doll’s House Part 2.
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Travers, Andrew. “Aspen Times Q&A: Playwright Lucas Hnath on ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’.” Aspen Times, 7 June 2018, https://www.aspentimes.com/entertainment/aspen-times-qa-playwright-lucas-hnath-on-a-dolls-house-part-2/.