An Enemy of the People

GCHS Drama will present a modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s drama An Enemy of the People on October 15th & 17th at 7 pm and October 18th at 2:30 pm in the GCHS Auditorium. This play was translated by R. Faquharson Sharp and adapted by Alice and Robyn Hilt. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Advanced tickets may be purchased at www.gchsdrama.booktix.com or at the box office the night of the performance. Tickets are now on sale. This play is appropriate for all ages. Ticketing may be limited due to social distancing requirements. Masks are required for all audience members.
Synopsis: An Enemy of the People was written by Henrik Ibsen in 1882 in Norway. Ibsen was one of the first playwrights write using today’s most popular form of drama, realism. This play centers around Miranda Stockman, a doctor, who discovers that a local factory, owned by her husband’s adoptive mother/father, is polluting the local water supply that affects the town’s major source of income, a local Spa. People travel from all over the bathe in the springs for medical purposes. The Spa brings tourists who shop and dine in town and stay at local hotels. Miranda’s brother, Peter, is the local mayor and the chairman of the board of directors for The Spa. He works to censor Miranda from publishing her findings in a local paper, operated at the college in town. Miranda takes her fight for justice to the townspeople when the paper refuses to publish her findings after Peter convinces them of the harsh economic impact her report will have upon the town. Miranda continues to stand up for the truth even as the community turns against her and her family.
Cast: Jessica Angulo (senior) plays the Dr. Miranda Sockmann. Byrant Detvongsa (junior) plays her husband Chris Kiil-Stockmann. Their children are Petra played by Adriana Mendoza (senior), Martin played by Aztlan Quintero (7th Grade), and Amber played by Azalia Mendoza (3rd Grade). Peter Stockmann, Miranda’s brother and mayor of the town, is played by Jairus Lobmeyer (senior). The newspaper staff include Alec Hovstad played by Razel Quintero (sophomore), Brandon Billing played by Seferino Ramirez (senior), and Corey Felix played by Riley Metheny (senior). Rose Horster, a captain in the Navy and neighbor to the Sockmann’s, is played by Alex Terriquez (sophomore). Martin Kiil, Chris’ adoptive father, is played by Pedro Sanchez (senior). The townspeople and college students are played by an ensemble of actors including: Jose Fernandez and Mitzi Sanchez (juniors), Felicity Miller, Kyra Linenberger, and Tucker Ogelsby (sophomores), Olivia Mesa, Reagan Clodfelter, and Georgia Fahrmeir (freshmen).