The Ghost Sonata
A Chamber Play by August Strindberg
The Ghost Sonata relates the adventures of a young student, who idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish apartment building in Stockholm. He makes the acquaintance of the mysterious Jacob Hummel, who helps him to find his way into the apartment, only to find that it is a nest of betrayal and sickness. The world, the student learns, is hell and human beings must suffer to achieve salvation. The play centers on a family of strangers who meet for the sake of meeting. They exchange no dialogue, nor gestures, they simply sit and bask in their own misfortune.
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Allan Edwall
Gubben
Stefan Ekman
Studenten
Lilian Johansson
Mjölkflickan
Lars Lennartsson
Den döde
Inger Jalmert-Moritz
Den mörka damen
Gunnar Björnstrand
Översten
Ulla Sjöblom
Mumien
Marie Göranzon
Fröken
Anders Nyström
Den förnäme
Per Myrberg
Johansson
Sture Ericson
Bengtsson
Margit Andelius
Fästmön
Chris Wahlström
Kokerskan
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