An Enemy of the People
written by Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906 (1882); directed by Martin Jarvis, 1941-; produced by Susan Loewenberg; performed by Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Richard Kind, 1965-, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Alan Shearman, Jon Matthews, Josh Stamberg, 1970-, Emily Swallow and Tom Virtue, 1957- (Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Theatre Works, 2014), 1 hour 55 mins
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- When a small town relies on tourists flocking to its baths, will a report of dangerously polluted waters be enough to shut them down? Henrik Ibsen weighs the cost of public health versus a town’s livelihood in An Enemy of the People.Directed by Martin JarvisProducing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergRosalind Ayres as Catherine StockmanGregory Harrison as Peter StockmanRichard Kind as Dr. Thomas StockmanAlan Mandell as Morten KillAlan Shearman as Captain HorsterJon Matthews as BillingJosh Stamberg as HovstadEmily Swallow as PetraTom Virtue as AslaksenAdditional voices by Sam Boeck, William Hickman, Adam Mondschein, Julia Coulter, and Jeff Gardner.Includes an interview about the Deepwater Horizon, man-made environmental disasters, climate change, and the state of the world's water supply with Joel K. Bourne Jr., former senior environment writer for National Geographic.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in April of 2014.An Enemy of the People is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
- Adapted by
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz
- Field of Interest
- Theatre
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2014 L.A. Theatre Works
- Director
- Martin Jarvis, 1941-
- Content Type
- Spoken word recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 55 mins
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Tragi-Comedy
- Label
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Performer
- Rosalind Ayres, 1946-, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Richard Kind, 1965-, Alan Mandell, fl. 1974-2010, Alan Shearman, Jon Matthews, Josh Stamberg, 1970-, Emily Swallow, Tom Virtue, 1957-
- Playwright
- Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906
- Producer
- Susan Loewenberg
- Publisher
- L.A. Theatre Works
- Place Published / Released
- Los Angeles, CA
- Date Recorded
- 2014-04-10
- Release Date
- 2014
- Setting
- A small Norwegian town
- Subject
- Theatre, Drama, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, European Theater, Comedy Drama, Teatro Europeu, Teatro Europeo, Comédia Dramática, Comedia Dramática, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, Peter Stockmann, Katherine Stockmann, Morten Kiil, Petra Stockmann, Captain Horster, Billing, Hovstad, Aslaksen
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Teatro Europeu, Teatro Europeo, Comédia Dramática, Comedia Dramática