An Enemy of the People
Dates : October 29, 2025 — November 23, 2025
Duration : 2 hours
OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 23, 2025
An Enemy of the People
By Henrik Ibsen
In a new adaptation by Amy Herzog
Directed by János Szász
Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Adaptation and recent Broadway sensation, Amy Herzog’s work unearths the relevance of Ibsen’s tale for our time, weighing the cost of standing up to power when pressured into silence. Ibsen’s tale highlights the reverberating power of citizens who go against the status quo to do what’s right by their community. The story raises powerful questions around the importance of keeping society healthy over economic gain, integrity within influence, and the personal cost of speaking up.
The story follows a small-town doctor who 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.
About the Production
Run Time: 2 hours and 45min incl. one intermission
Content Disclosure:
This production of An Enemy of the People includes strobe lighting, theatrical haze, sudden loud noises, and the use of herbal cigarettes OR water-based e-cigarettes, simulated violence.
For more information, contact the Box Office.
Dr. Thomas Stockmann
Petra Stockmann
Peter Stockmann
Aslaksen
Eilif
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Director: János Szász**
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Maruti Evans
Costume Designer: Cody Von Ruden
Sound Designer: Madeline ‘Mo’ Oslejsek
Media Designer: Mark Costello
Properties Artisan: Aoife Creighton
Properties Assistant: Rooster Sultan
Production Stage Manager: John Keith Hall*
Assistant Stage Manager: Natasha Sanchez
Assistant Stage Manager: L Bruce
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
**The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), a national theatrical labor union.
+Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
Michele & Allan Berman
Lois & Michael Fingerhut
Ann Gilbert
Rae Grad & Manuel Schiffres
Meg & John Hauge
Evelyn Sandground & Bill Perkins
Stuart Sotsky
Judy & Leo Zickler
Linda Rosenzweig & Sandy Bieber
Bunndy Dwin
Helene Weisz & Richard Liberman
Paul & Zena Mason
Barney Shapiro & Susan Walker
Creative Connections and Special Performances
Join us for powerful pre and post-show conversations with expert guests to deep dive the themes of An Enemy of the People.
Creative Connections events are free and open to the public.
We are piloting a new caption system and will be offering closed captioning for selected performances.
Closed captions powered by CCTheater™ from AccessTech, LLC (www.cctheater.com)
Theater J offers Pay-What-You-Choose performances for the first two previews of each show. You can buy tickets online or in person. For this show our PWYC performances are on the following dates:
Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 PM.
Hester Kamin’s pre-show conversations are a Theater J favorite! Join us to discuss the themes of our plays and how they relate to our own experiences and the issues of our times. Pre-show conversations are a great way to meet other theater fans and thinkers and to be ready to engage with the play more deeply
Join us after the show for a conversation with local climate justice organizers, Eva Sadana (The Sierra Club) and Liana SC (Sunrise DC) to discuss the parallels and intersections between An Enemy of the People and current climate movement work in DC.
Associate Producer Manna-Symone Middlebrooks will lead a post-show conversation in the theater with the cast around themes from the show.
Stay after the matinee for an interview with Mattew Tejada, the chief visionary and strategist for the Natural Resource Defense Council. Matthew will discuss his decades-long career on the frontlines of health and climate justice.
Join Sara Rosenbaum, JD and Dr. Karen L. Knee as they discuss how environmental and health scientists work in tandem with lawmakers to create more equitable and climate-conscious policies at the local and federal level.
We will offer captions on the following performances:
Monday, November 3 at 7:30 PM,
Sunday, November 9 at 7:30 PM,
Sunday, November 16 at 7:30 PM,
Saturday November 22 at 2:00 PM
Sunday November 23 at 7:30pm.
To access captions, you can reserve a tablet before the show by calling the box office or pick up a tablet the day of. For more information you can email or call the box office.
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