The Phoenix-based theater ensemble Ghosteater is turning inward for its first-ever studio production — a completely actor-driven experiment in theatrical intimacy.

The project — “Scenes from a Marriage” by the noted Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman — in an English version by Emily Mann.

Performances will take place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 7-9, at 7:30 p.m. in Studio 133 at the Nelson Fine Arts Center, on the campus of Arizona State University.

This adaptation of Bergman’s acclaimed 1974 film traces the evolution of a relationship across several decades, from youthful passion to middle-aged reckoning and beyond, a theater press release states. The Mann-adapted play illuminates universal themes of love, identity, and vulnerability.

But Ghosteater’s approach to this material is unique.

“We’ve been wanting to do an experiment — something totally stripped-down, just actors, text, and audience,” director Matthew Watkins shared in a press release. “This script is the perfect one for that approach. It depicts people as they are, not how they want to be seen. It’s honest about all the ways we struggle and fall short, and in this studio production, we’ll be inviting audiences to experience that honesty up close.”

By removing design and technical elements, Ghosteater’s “Scenes from a Marriage” places performance at the center to expose the raw emotional core of Bergman’s story.

The cast features Matthew Dieckman, Katrina Donaldson, Emily Mohney, Pamela Sterling, and Steve Wilcox. The creative team includes fight choreographer Rachelle Dart, intimacy director Matt Denney, production assistant Nico Pascua, and producer Joya Scott.

Bergman — one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century — was known for his examinations of human relationships, faith, and identity.

Tickets are $25 and are available at ghosteater.org.