Enemy of the People
Director Bart DeLorenzo rips Ibsen’s classic powerhouse of a play out of the 19th century and thrusts it into 2026. A century and a quarter since its premiere, this lean and urgent reimagining honors Ibsen’s original through highlighting its contemporary likeness – a likeness too uncanny to ignore. Enemy of the People holds up a mirror that flatters no one, a searing staging of a society in freefall. Can you look away? Should you?
Dates / Tickets / Special Events
Previews
Wednesday – Friday, August 19 – 21 at 8pm
Opening Night with reception
Saturday, August 22 at 8pm, Sunday August 23 at 3pm
Every Friday & Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 3pm
Wednesday, September 16 at 8pm
To make the arts more accessible we’re offering Pay-What-You-Can tickets to our Odyssey Theatre family for previews.
Enemy of the People Talkbacks
Friday, Aug. 28: Oliver Jai’Sen Mayer | USC Playwriting Professor
Friday, Sept. 4: David Davila | LMU Playwriting Professor
Sunday, Sept. 6: Romain Ranciere | USC Economics Professor
Friday, Sept. 11: Gary Yeritsyan | UCLA Sociology Professor
Wednesday, Sept. 16: Hajar Yazdiha | USC Sociology Professor
Credits / Cast / Crew
Production
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Adapted and Directed by Bart DeLorenzo
We would like to thank our Production Supporters,
Isabel and Harvey Kibel
Set & Costume Design Frederica Nascimento
Lighting Design W. Alejandro Melendez
Sound Design Jonathan Flikkie
Scenic Artist Marine Daavid
Stage Manager Katie Chabot
Casting Director Nicole Arbusto
Design Assistant Lisette Fee
Production Intern Eleina Liang
Graphic Design Peter Simpson Cook
Produced for the Odyssey by Beth Hogan
An Odyssey Theatre 2026 season production.
Cast
The Ensemble
Lauren Campedelli Anna Scalzo
DeJuan Christopher Hudson
Dennis Dun Martin Kiel
Clay Hollander Billing
Jason McBeth Peter Stockmann
Cara Mitsuko Kate Stockmann
Jay Paulson Tom Stockmann
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Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 -
Oct 10, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026