Jessica Chastain stepped out in full costume following her matinee performance of Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House in New York on Tuesday.
The actress, 45, who has received praise for wearing a face mask when she attended the Oscars March 12, was styled in a navy blue dress with short sleeves and and A-line skirt.
She wore gray stockings and black ankle boots for the stage performance.
The star’s long red hair was pulled back in a half pony tail and her stage makeup was muted with a strong red lip.
Jessica stars as Nora Helmer in the re-imagined story which focuses on the lives of a group of middle class Norwegians in 1879.
Matinee: Jessica Chastain, 45, stepped out in full costume following her matinee performance of Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House in New York Tuesday, styled in a navy blue dress with short sleeves and and A-line skirt
Themes in the production include appearances, the power of money, and the place of women in a patriarchal society.
Nora is a wife and mother who is forced to question everything in her highly structured life.
The play opened March 9, just days before she and Halle Berry presented the Best Actress award at the Oscars.
In an interview with PBS, the Zero Dark Thirty star explained her approach to the character.
‘I tried to dial up the ways Nora was in control of the situation. So even if she’s playing innocent or playing a victim or playing helpless, it is still a choice she’s making,’ Jessica contended.
‘And she is still sort of, in significant ways, the director and stage manager of the proceedings, even if she gets what she wants by playing a sort of traditional woman.’
The story is told without the use of any props, except for chairs, which concerned the actress at first.
‘I was like, “What do you mean?” And it was very difficult for me to even imagine.
Character: Jessica stars as Nora Helmer in the re-imagined story which focuses on the lives of a group of middle class Norwegians in 1879 who is a wife and mother forced to question everything in her highly structured life
Reviews: The Guardian called her performance ‘captivating,’ and the New York Times called the production an ‘astonishing breakthrough coup,’ and named it a Critics Pick. The play opened March 9 and will continue through June 10 at the Hudson Theater
The Guardian called her performance ‘captivating,’ and the New York Times called the production an ‘astonishing breakthrough coup,’ and named it a Critics Pick.
Not one to sit still, Jessica shot three different projects before taking to the stage.
A Mother’s Instinct, co-starring Anne Hathaway, will be released in September. The Division co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Memory co-starring Peter Sarsgaard are set to open later this year.
A Doll’s House is scheduled to run at the Hudson Theater through June 10.
Earlier this month: Chastain joined Halle Berry as they presented the Best Actress trophy at the Oscars on March 12
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