Marina Carr’s 2009 play, Marble, now in a captivating local premiere at Gift Theatre under Kay Martinovich’s direction, carries echoes of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal and Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in its DNA. And the minute I assert any personality, I’m rejected by you,” she tells Ben. Earlier in the play, Catherine has talked about the need for shadows and stars in her world. But neither the shadows of dreams nor the stark bright light of everyday ritual can keep their marriages from falling off the edge. He has more catching up to do with his inner life, and only a dream of empty marble rooms to guide him.