The Hourglass Readers Perform Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People
The Hourglass Readers will
present a reading of the play An Enemy of
the People by Henrik Ibsen. Catherine Behrens will direct a cast of 11,
comprising Dan Patterson, Kim Dupuis, Clare Margand, Richard Behrens, Damien
Licata, James Duffy, Peter Eisenstadter, Don Wilmeth, Chris Pratt, Briauna
Clay, and Penelope Garcia. The play addresses social issues that are very
timely in this election season. Moral dilemmas, whistle-blowing, professional
responsibilities – this 1882 play by Ibsen is as relevant today as it was over
one hundred years ago. Henrik Ibsen
(1828-1906) was an iconoclast who attacked social conventions that he found
outdated and unsuited to modern democratic ideals. He was very controversial in
his day, but has since been recognized as one of our greatest dramatists and is
considered the father of realism. Shaw,
Wilde, Joyce, O’Neill and Arthur Miller, among others, were greatly influenced
by him. The Hourglass Readers was founded in 2006 by Catherine and Frank
Behrens. The group is dedicated to
performing readings of classical dramatic works in an abridged format, allowing
actors and audiences to explore works not often performed. Free and open to
all.
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