A Journey Through ‘An Enemy of the People’
Winthrop’s latest theatre production, “An Enemy of the People,” wrapped up on April 12 after a five-day run of showing beginning April 8. The show was originally written by playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1882 and later translated from Norwegian to English in 1890. The play was eventful and surprisingly important to the environment today.
From the beginning to the end of the show, it explored topics of conflict towards personal integrity and public opinion, corruption of politics and truth versus power. The play dwelled on how people with power will abuse it to the point they ignore the truth, so they can reap the benefit.
The play was heavy with philosophical and social subjects that intermingle with the concept of “truth.” People will always fight for what they believe in, e...