ENEMIES
a Trilingual Adaptation of Ibsen’s ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
February 27 through March 21
Andrew Freedman Home
1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY, 10452
Written by Epic Alums Liv Dunbar, Dalissa Duran, Amoy Gill, Jordan Mayo, Meraly Morales, Hailey Petrus, Elena Reyes, and Kyora Wallace
Directed By Ron Russell
Featuring Epic’s Co-Artistic Directors Melissa Friedman and James Wallert, along with Liv Dunbar, Chrisaury Guzman, Anthony Vaughn Merchant, Bernard Scudder, and Djaka Souaré
Production Stage Manager: Molly Minor Eustis
Sets by Chika Shimizu
Lights by Cat J. Cusick
Costumes by Betsy Rugg-Hinds
Projections by Cinthia Chen and Scott Leff
Sound by Ron Russell
Assistant Director: Dalissa Duran
Script Supervisor: Liv Dunbar
Master Electrian: Henry Owens
Script Development Sponsored by NBC Universal
An Actor’s Equity/Theatre for Young Audiences Production
ENEMIES is a lively modern mash-up of Ibsen’s classic play AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and today’s politics. Through this immersive, trilingual professional production, ENEMIES tackles themes of climate change, immigration, corporate ethics, and gender bias. Here’s a quick synopsis:
Under Penelope Stockmann’s leadership, Kirsten Springs Inc. has grown from a boutique Michigan skin care company into an international brand. But when their new “Lifestyle Line” causes rashes, Penelope turns to her family for support. Her sister, Tasha, a celebrity doctor, is called in to rehabilitate the company’s image, while Tasha’s child, Petra, a geochemist, is tasked to refine the process by which the company’s “miracle mineral” is infused into their products. As problems mount, family loyalties, scientific ethics, and corporate values come into conflict. In a world where our technology and our politics strive to divide us, how do you know if your closest family are your allies, or your enemies?