Review: "An Enemy of the People"

Old play with modern relevance questions the sanctity of majority rule in light of unpopular truths.

It's brother (Boyd Gaines) against brother (Richard Thomas) in MTC's “An Enemy of the People.”

If you've never quite seen the appeal of Henrik Ibsen, that shouldn't keep you from trying "An Enemy of the People," his 1882 drama that's made more palatable to modern audiences by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and now onstage at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

The story follows a Norwegian scientist who discovers that the town's baths, its main source of income, are poisonous. In his quest to spread the word, he runs up against political powers with counterintuitive interests — and truth-telling becomes a task that threatens not only his reputation, but his family and friends as well.

Read the full review here. It runs in print in Metro tomorrow — free! — throughout NYC.