11/02/2012

Past is Present in ‘An Enemy of the People’

Boyd Gaines and Richard Thomas, appearing in "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen. Image courtesy of Henry Leutwyler
Boyd Gaines and Richard Thomas, appearing in “An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen. Image courtesy of Henry Leutwyler

Although it was written in 1882, Henrik Ibsen’s play An Enemy of the People still resonates today. Richard Thomas and Boyd Gaines, the stars of a new production of the play, join Ira Flatow to talk about the play’s themes of power and truth, and the role of whistle-blowers.

 

Segment Guests

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas is an actor who played Peter Stockmann in the 2012 Broadway production An Enemy of the People and an honorary chairman of the National Corporate Theatre Fund in New York, New York.

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines is an actor who played Thomas Stockmann in the 2012 Broadway production of An Enemy of the People in New York, New York.

David Shookhoff

David Shookhoff is an education director at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, New York.

Meet the Producer

About Annette Heist

Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.