An Enemy of the People: A Public Health Project

VIRTUAL: “***An Enemy of the People ***will present acclaimed actors, public health leaders, scientists, journalists, elected officials, and local community members performing dramatic readings of scenes from Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play *[An Enemy of the People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Enemy_of_the_People)* to help frame powerful, guided audience discussions aimed at generating connection, understanding, compassion, moral repair, and much-needed healing.

“The play tells the story of a doctor who discovers the water supply in his small, rural town has been poisoned by a tannery. Despite his efforts to convey the truth to the public, the doctor fails to save his community from environmental disaster and is ultimately scapegoated for his whistleblowing. *An Enemy of the People* was first performed in Norway in 1882, and yet it speaks to the present moment as if it were written for our times — to the corrosive influence of power and money in politics, the distortions of the media, and the the many other challenges to public health in our culture today, especially during times of crisis.

“Presented by [Theater of War Productions](https://theaterofwar.com/), the [Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics](https://bioethics.jhu.edu/), and [LabX – A Program of the National Academy of Sciences](https://labx.org/), with support from [Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences](http://www.cpnas.org/). Adapted, directed, and facilitated by Bryan Doerries.

“Featuring performances by **David Strathairn** (*Nomadland*), **Keith David** (*Nope*), **Jay O. Sanders** (*True Detective*), **Brían F. O’Byrne** (*The Wonder*), **Anthony Fauci** (Former Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), **Christine Grady** (Chief, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center), **Francis Collins** (Former Director, National Institutes of Health), **Monica Feit** (Executive Director, Health and Medicine Division, National Academy of Sciences), **Jeffrey Kahn** (Director, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics), **Keshia Pollack Porter** (Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), **Gloria Addo-Ayensu** (Director of Health, Fairfax County Health Department), and **Emily Packard Dawson** (Program Officer, National Academy of Sciences).
This event will be captioned in English on Zoom.

“This hybrid presentation will take place in person and on Zoom Webinar. If you choose to join us online, this event can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting two days prior to the event.”

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