though i haven't done the original doll's house, and i still haven't, really, i mean, i'm playing nora helmer, but she has reinvented herself in the 15 years she has been away. so i felt like i had a free pass to reinvent the character myself, because it's the nora that we see that everything that was bottled up in her in the original has come out, exploded, and se has a confidence and a sense of humor and aggress you'veness about her, and she's on a mission and she's focused. it's just thrilling to be able to play a character who's still very flawed, very flawed, in lucas' production. but you root for her because she's just so passionate about her feelings. >> rose: how is she flawed? oh, she's selfish and she can be petulant and she can be kind of petty and she can be impatient. but i find, like, within a character that still has the passion, i find those negative attributes sort of endearing. it's fun to play. >> this is also what has changed torvald. i mean, i think having had nora leave the house, we use the word "torvald is constipated." ( laughter ) through these 15 years and this shoc