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Fall Mainstage Drama - An Enemy of the People

This masterpiece by the "Father of Modern Drama", Henrik Ibsen, will be presented in the round, with actors and audience sharing the Ilstrup Auditorium stage together, offering an intense and intimate connection for participants.

The story revolves around Dr. Stockman and his quest to proclaim Truth to the disapproval, admonition, and anger of the community. To what extent will he sacrifice himself and those he loves to serve this nobler purpose?

The cast of 15 will explore these ideas in a contemporary setting while discovering the demands and joys of acting without walls. Eric Decker will direct and is pleased to celebrate the return of Jeff Swegarden as scenic designer.

Performances times in John Marshall Ilstrup Auditorium will be:

For this production we’ve created an arena stage in the JM Auditorium; space is limited. Please stop by the Activities Office to pick up your tickets before the production (507.285.5330). General admission tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students.

Cast & Crew

Assistant Director:

Samantha Stephens

Costumer:

Chrissy Jordan

Cast:

Dr. Alida Stockmann — Katie Eberhard
Mayor Berit Stockmann — Lizi Shea
Kai. Stockmann — John Dieltz
Marta Kiil — Emily Gresbrink
Ms. Hovstad — Danielle Humphrey
Mr. Aslaksen — Philip Muehe
Mr. Billing — Ihab Mikati
Petra Stockmann — Petra Walech-Roth
Captain Horster — Stephen Handlon
Morten Stockmann — Matt Muroya
Elsa Stockmann — Sarah Stevens

Townspeople:

Keenan Berg
Connor Meyers
Jacob Smith
Anthony Schliesman
Rebecca Rose
Cecilia Cordon
Meg Kuhlman
Elizabeth Merrill

Production Team

Eric Decker — Director

Eric is now in his seventh season at JM after directing Oklahoma! here last spring, while also teaching AP English and Speech.  He has directed more than forty shows in the area for theatres as varied as the Rochester Civic Theatre (Mainstage and STI), Masque Youth Theatre, Mantorville Theatre Company, K-M High School, Rushford Area Society for the Arts, Lanesboro Community Theater, and also a staged reading at The Commonweal and mentor-directing at the Rochester Repertory Theatre.   He received his B.A. in Theatre and Secondary Education from Augustana College (IL), and is currently working on his M.A. in Directing from the Chicago College of Performing Arts.

Jeff Swegarden — Scenic Designer

Jeff is an English and Humanities teacher at John Marshall. He has been involved in theater and speech since high school. He has acted in a variety of plays and has been director and technical director for fifteen productions.