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a Timeless drama by Henrik Ibsen
Translation by Christopher Hampton
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| Directed by James Aday |
| January 14 - January 29, 2011 |
The Very Little Theatre continues their 82nd Season with the opening on January 14 of a three-week run of An Enemy of the People, the timeless drama that is as relevant today as it was when it was written by Henrik Ibsen in 1882.
It’s boom time in the spa town. Investment in the public baths is paying off handsomely. Visitor numbers have never been higher. But one man knows the toxic secret underlying the town’s newfound wealth. Dr. Thomas Stockmann expects his findings to be celebrated, but his community is divided in a bitter struggle pitting security, social position, and the opinion of the majority against truth and personal idealism.
Stockmann’s concern is for the health of the people. So how can he be their enemy? With its themes of mob rule and media brainwashing, it’s easy to draw modern parallels with this classic drama. Ibsen’s searing play about one man’s lonely struggle against ignorance and official corruption is adapted to the Pacific Northwest of 1972 using a brilliant new translation by Christopher Hampton.
"An Enemy of the People has been reborn as a passionate current debate about the value of the individual."
- Spectator -
"… You want an unforgettable picture of the idealist at his most necessary yet impossible? Here it is."
- The Times -
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Cast List |
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Production Staff |
Dr. Thomas Stockmann |
Bruce Lundy |
Katherine Stockmann |
Ellen Chase |
Petra Stockmann |
Sydney Behrends |
Peter Stockmann |
Donald Aday |
Morten Kiil |
Coyote Paul Johnson |
Hovstad |
Cloud Pemble |
Billings |
Jorah LaFleur |
Captain Horster |
David Kessler |
Aslaksen |
Steve Mandell |
Morton Stockmann |
Griffin Weinhold |
Ejlif Stockmann |
Harry Thornton |
Townspeople |
Jonathan Moore |
Demetri Liontos |
Dina Wills |
Abigail Gable |
Taylor Donnelly |
Renata Sanjines |
Angela Hodges |
Ryan Mitchell |
Wendy Schwall |
Chuck Adams |
Joyce Salisbury |
Sigrid Lambros |
Diana Aday |
Claudia Liontos |
Lloyd Brass |
Thomas Paluck |
Jim Kissman |
Michael Sugar |
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Director |
James Aday |
Assistant Director |
Sarah Etherton |
Stage Manager |
Emily Payne |
Set Design |
James Aday |
Set Construction |
John Elliott |
Set Painting |
Tim Dunn
Emily Letcher
David Kessler
Dina Wills
Susan Greenwald |
Lighting Design |
Sarah Etherton |
Light Operator |
Gail Rapp |
Sound Design |
Dale Jestice |
Sound Operator |
Brandi Dickinson |
Costumers |
Claudia Liontos
Lee Wiley
Dianne DeBorde |
Hair and Makeup |
Claudia Liontos |
Properties |
Susan Greenwald |
Technical Director |
Marc Shapiro |
Production Manager |
Karen Scheeland |
Poster Artwork |
Tony Figoli |
Publicity and Programs |
Nancy West
Scott Barkhurst
Adrienne West
Jim Kissman
Max Maltz |
Production Photography |
John Bauguess |
Usher Coordinator |
Claudia Liontos |
Opening Night Gala Coordinators |
Eileen Peterson
Nola Schulenberg |
Box Office Manager |
Karen Dollemore |
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