An Enemy of the People (Herzog)
by Amy Herzog, Henrik Ibsen

Name: An Enemy of the People (Herzog)
Brand: Amy Herzog
SKU: 9780573711367
Rating: 3.87 (13 reviews)

Broadway

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Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins 19th Century Expandable Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Tony Award

Winner! 2024 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation Nominee: Five 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play

Synopsis

Amy Herzog’s streamlined adaptation of the Ibsen classic is a vibrant and compelling theatrical experience.

A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community.

When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm.

But he is shaken to his core when those in power, including his own brother, try not only to silence him, but to destroy him.

Press Reviews

"Crackling and persuasive… a bitter satire of local politics that soon reveals itself as a slow-boil tragedy of human complacency."
— The New York Times

"Amy Herzog’s adaptation… is smart, sharp and relevant."
— Deadline

"Crunchily position[s] drama and wit, profundity and comedy, alongside one another. This brilliant Enemy of the People is notably funny in both its smarts and pacing."
— The Daily Beast

"Lively… a prescient play about the dangers of populist manipulation by those invested in the status quo."
— New York Daily News

"First staged over 140 years ago, Ibsen’s play feels eerily prescient… it also is a striking portrait of oppositional forces both strategically manipulative and stunningly violent."
— Entertainment Weekly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
DR. THOMAS STOCKMANN 40s. Medical director of the Baths.	male	40s	40s. Medical director of the Baths.
PETRA STOCKMANN Early 20s. Thomas’s daughter, a schoolteacher.	female	20s	Early 20s. Thomas’s daughter, a schoolteacher.
PETER STOCKMANN 40s or 50s. Thomas’s brother, the town Mayor.	male	40s	40s or 50s. Thomas’s brother, the town Mayor.
HOVSTAD 30s. Editor of the People’s Messenger.	—	30s	30s. Editor of the People’s Messenger.
BILLING 20s. Works for Hovstad.	—	20s	20s. Works for Hovstad.
ASLAKSEN 50’s or 60s. Chair of the Property Owners’ Association.	—	50	50’s or 60s. Chair of the Property Owners’ Association.
CAPTAIN HORSTER 20s. A ship’s captain.	male	20s	20s. A ship’s captain.
MORTEN KIIL 60s or 70s. Thomas’s father-in-law, owner of a tannery.	male	60s	60s or 70s. Thomas’s father-in-law, owner of a tannery.
CITIZENS (optional) – Townspeople of different ages.	—	—	(optional) – Townspeople of different ages.