The play opens in the study at Hakon Werle's house during a dinner party for the return of Werle's son, Gregers, from the Hoidal mines. Gregers has not come home for fifteen years. Old Ekdal appears before two servants, begging to be let into the office. Ekdal was an army officer and partner to Werle until a forestry scandal sent him to prison over some scandal. He now works as one of Werle's copyists.
as Hjalmar Ekdal
as Gina Ekdal
as Gregers Werle
as Hedvig
as Gamle Ekdal
as Doktor Relling
as Kandidat Molvig
as Fru Sørby
as Grosserer Werle
as Fet herre
as Pettersen
as Gråberg
as Jørgensen
as Lakei
