AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE |
Circle in the Square Theatre
Opened on Broadway: March 18, 2024 Performances: 32 (as of 4/14/24) Closing: June 23, 2024 Director: Sam Gold Writer: Henrik Ibsen, Adapted by Amy Herzog Runtime: 2 hr. 15min. (1 intermission) Opening Night/Current Cast: Jeremy Strong...............Dr. Thomas Stockmann Michael Imperioli..........Peter Stockmann Victoria Pedretti.............Petra Stockmann David Patrick Kelly.........Morten Kiil Caleb Eberhardt............Hovstad Matthew August Jeffers.Billing Thomas Jay Ryan............Aslaksen Alan Trong.......................Captain Horster Understudies: For Thomas: Max Roll For Peter: Max Roll & Alan Trong For Petra: Katie Broad For Morten: Bill Buell & Max Roll For Hovstad: Matthew August Jeffers & Alan Trong For Billing: Katie Broad & David Mattar Merten For Aslaksen: Bill Buell & Matthew August Jeffers For Horster: Bill Buell & David Mattar Merten |
Synopsis:
Set in a small Norwegian spa town, Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People is about Doctor Thomas Stockmann, a man of principles who discovers that the spa’s water is poisoned. He naively expects the mayor to greet the truth with gratitude, but the town’s political machine will brook no threat to its prosperity, even if it means letting thousands of people be sickened. Doctor Stockmann becomes a whistleblower, and the public campaign against him mounts, setting up a moral battle between a lone truth teller and a society desperate for self-preservation.
Set in a small Norwegian spa town, Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People is about Doctor Thomas Stockmann, a man of principles who discovers that the spa’s water is poisoned. He naively expects the mayor to greet the truth with gratitude, but the town’s political machine will brook no threat to its prosperity, even if it means letting thousands of people be sickened. Doctor Stockmann becomes a whistleblower, and the public campaign against him mounts, setting up a moral battle between a lone truth teller and a society desperate for self-preservation.