The cast of the ‘Girl from the North Country’ North American tour (photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) Girl from the North Country opened Tuesday at Music Hall by Broadway Dallas.
The Depression-set musical written by Conor McPherson with songs by Dylan was a glimpse into the lives of a variety of characters passing through a boarding house in Duluth, Minnesota by Lake Superior.
Narrated by the Laine family doctor, the story centers on Nick Laine who operates the house while his wife Elizabeth is mentally affected, which reduces her to childlike behavior but still an adult’s awareness.
Laine seems to be having an affair with the longtime boarder Mrs. Nielsen, a widow waiting on her late husband’s settlement money.