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Ibsen's play presents a small Scandinavian town thrown into a furious controversy over the purity of the water at the local public baths. Enemy of the People's is dominated by Doctor Stockmann, who uses his discoveries about the water supply to put forward his elitist ideas. The cynical actions and reactions of all those in positions of authority question the responsibility of individuals to society...
...show is held together by Alexandre Schnieders' portrayal of Doctor Stockmann. His acting, although often simplistic, is so ebullient and frenetic that the audience is held rapt. The Doctor, who can appear a distant and unsympathetic character on reading Ibsen's text, becomes more appealing through Schneider's warm performance...
...stellar editor of the Liberal Press, and Ishir Bahn, as his trusty sidekick, the chair of the homeowners' council, have sophisticated acting styles, but crude parts. They shout and wave their arms a lot in an effective rendition of two almost slapstick characters. Amory Downes as Mrs. Stockmann and Michelle Sullivan as her daughter perform competently...
...only disasters in the cast are Michael L. Johnson as Eilif Stockmann, who tries to enlarge his tiny piece by hamming it, and the townspeople, who lose all discipline in their rush to make the most of their five minutes in the limelight...
Performers Betty McNally (Mrs. Stockmann), Jim Caudle (Dr. Stockmann), and Colette Auerswald (Petra Stockmann), each fall prey to a common inconsistency--switching indiscriminately from stereotypes to realism, not having developed the characters sufficiently to manage such a switch. Will Johnston (Captain Horster), Erik Corwin (Morten Kitty), and Roger Rignack (Aslaksen), however, are not inconsistent. They simply choose to not develop their characters--period...