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Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

June 28 - July 24

Potiker Theatre

Adapted and directed by David Schweizer
From the play by Henrik Ibsen
Co-production with
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
A Re-imagined Classic

Join the world’s most famous wanderer, Peer Gynt, as he dreams, charms and swindles his way through life in an exhilarating quest for fame and fortune.

Experimental director David Schweizer brings this epic fantasy to life with only five actors. These agile, hilarious and versatile performers transform themselves from cowboys to button-molders, from the Egyptian Sphinx to a three-headed troll on a stage full of inventive surprises.

Satisfy your wanderlust in this wild, funny and picaresque journey.








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Tickets:
Start at $35

Run Time:
 Act I: 58 minutes
Act II: 50 minutes
There will be a 15-minute intermission.

Performance Times:
Tues-Wed: 7:30pm
Thurs-Fri: 8:00pm
Sat: 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

 
David Schweizer

David Schweizer


David Schweizer has been directing original theatre, performance and opera for more than 30 years. Favorite projects include La Jolla Playhouse's Tobacco Road, off-Broadway’s Wintertime and Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical Caroline or Change. He is currently preparing Tennessee Williams’ last full-length play, Of Masks Outrageous and Austere, for its world premiere production on Broadway next season.
Know Before You GoLearn more about Peer Gynt and discover the inspiration of the creative team with behind-the-scenes stories and background information.
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Henrik IbsenLegendary Norwegian dramatist and original author of Peer Gynt.
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Kansas City Repertory Theatre

We’re proud to partner with Kansas City Repertory Theatre to present Peer Gynt.
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  • Birgit Huppuch and Danny Gavigan in La Jolla Playhouse's production of PEER GYNT; photo by Don Ipock.
  • Evan Zes and Danny Gavigan in La Jolla Playhouse's production of PEER GYNT; photo by Don Ipock.
  • (L-R) Danny Gavigan, Kate Cullen Roberts, Luis Moreno, Evan Zes and Birgit Huppuch in La Jolla Playhouse's production of PEER GYNT; photo by Don Ipock.
  • The cast of PEER GYNT; photo by Don Ipock.
  • Birgit Huppuch and Danny Gavigan in La Jolla Playhouse's production of PEER GYNT; photo by Don Ipock.
“[Peer Gynt] invites a series of laudatory adjectives: ambitious, kaleidoscopic, meticulous, smart, bold,
imaginative and at times very, very funny.”

- Kansas City Star

“For believers in magic and the power of love…this Peer Gynt is a vision to behold”

- The Pitch

“The five-member cast is a gift that keeps on giving”

- Kansas City Metropolis

San Diego Union-Tribune

David Schweizer tackles the Ibsen epic once again at La Jolla Playhouse
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North County Times

Pared-down 'Peer Gynt' has West Coast debut at Playhouse
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La Jolla Light

La Jolla Playhouse stages adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘Peer Gynt’
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