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Jorgen Tesman (Anthony Fusco) and his aunt Juliane (Sharon Lockwood) share delight over Tesman's good fortune of being newly married to Hedda Gabler and his expected professorship.

Hedda (René Augesen) holds a photo album of her honeymoon trip as she and her husband Tesman (Anthony Fusco, standing) entertain Lovborg (Stephen Barker Turner) before Commissioner Brack's party. Lovborg is Tesman's professional rival who once had feelings for Hedda and now has a newly acclaimed book steadily gaining popularity.

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While flirting with Commissioner Brack (Jack Willis) before a party a party he is set to host, Hedda (René Augesen) confesses to being bored by her new husband, Tesman, whom Brack concedes is now in competition with the newly arrived Lovborg for Tesman's coveted professor post.

Hedda (René Augesen, right) openly doubts whether Lovborg (Stephen Barker Turner) will be able to maintain his moral and professional conduct at Brack's party, despite Mrs. Elvsted (Finnerty Steeves) and her efforts to defend him.

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A weary and distraught Lovborg (Stephen Barker Turner) bursts into the Tesman house following Brack's party to admit to Hedda (René Augesen) that he has lost his manuscript—which Hedda has hidden and will later burn in the fireplace.

Hedda (René Augesen) and Mrs. Elvsted (Finnerty Steeves) learn that Lovborg has committed suicide—using a pistol that formerly belonged to Hedda's father, that she had given him as a memento the night before.

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Hedda Gabler (René Augesen) brandishing one of her favorite mementos—a pistol that belonged to her father, the legendary General Gabler.

A.C.T. core company actor René Augesen as the title character in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, the classic thriller concerning one woman's struggle for independence. The production—directed by Richard E.T. White—plays at A.C.T. February 9 through March 11.