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An Enemy of the People - Harvard Club
Adapted, directed, and facilitated by Bryan Doerries
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Fri, Apr 11.2025
About the play
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An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
First performed in Norway in 1882, An Enemy of The People tells the story of a doctor who discovers the water supply in his small, rural town has been poisoned by a tannery. Despite his efforts to convey the truth to the public, the doctor fails to save his community from environmental disaster and is ultimately scapegoated for his whistleblowing.
Cast Members
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Debra Winger
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Chad Coleman
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David Strathairn
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Arliss Howard
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Jay O. Sanders
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Peter Marks
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Babe Howard
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Marjolaine Goldsmith
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