Set in a small Norwegian spa town, 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.
Because, how quickly the audience turned on the people interrupting their night out, enjoying their favorite star from the ostensibly anti-capitalist Succession. And, in an evening marked by performativity on both sides of the limelight, how unbelievably corny of the production to make Strong angrily toss leftover shot glasses into a trash pile after the town hall scene, as if to implicate and condemn the audience for having drank during his trials.
But have no doubt: Audiences on any every night of this limited 16-week run at Circle in the Square will witness a taut and exactingly directed production. Sam Gold’s An Enemy Of The People is one of the best play revivals of the current season to date, right up there with Purlie Victorious, besting Doubt and even Gold’s own, shakier Macbeth starring Daniel Craig in 2022.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Adaptation | Amy Herzog |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Caleb Eberhardt |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Jeremy Strong |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Sam Gold |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | An Enemy of the People |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Jeremy Strong |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | An Enemy of the People |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | David Zinn |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Isabella Byrd |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jeremy Strong |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | An Enemy of the People |
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