From left: Cara Mitsuko (Kate) and Jay Paulson (Tom) in "Enemy of the People" at Odyssey Theatre (Photo by Cooper Bates) Some stories remain relevant across centuries. Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 “An Enemy of the People” — portraying the incendiary intersection of politics, economics and personal interest — is one such play that forces us to question where we stand. Bart DeLorenzo’s new adaptation at the Odyssey Theatre brings home the play’s point in a vibrant, modern take. It also

From left: Alexander Hurt (Gregers Werle) and Nick Westrate (Hjalmar Ekdal) in Shakespeare Theatre Company's "The Wild Duck" (Photo by Gerry Goodstein) In the shadow of the White House, two plays by Henrik Ibsen are currently being staged that explore “truth” in different ways — “An Enemy of the People” at Theater J and “The Wild Duck” at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). * At a Nov. 2 symposium sponsored by STC, Hayley Finn, the artistic director of Theatre J, talked about

This review was originally published in the Long Beach Post , a nonprofit news organization, on September 4, 2025. From left: Ben Trotter (Torvald) and Ceili Lang (Nora) in "A Doll's House" at Long Beach Shakespeare Company. Photo courtesy of the theater. When Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll’s House” in 1879 Denmark, it was unusual in portraying a domestic tale of a husband and wife rather than distant heroes. In Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s current production, top-notch actin