When a little town relies on tourists flocking to its baths, will a written report of dangerously polluted waters be enough to shut them down? Henrik Ibsen weighs the expense of public health versus a town’s livelihood within an Enemy of the People.

Also includes an interview with Joel K. Bourne, Jr., former senior environment editor for National Geographic, on man-made environmental disasters, environment change, and the state of the world’s water supply.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring: Richard Kind, Gregory Harrison, Rosalind Ayres, Emily Swallow, Josh Stamberg, Tom Virtue, Alan Shearman, Alan Mandell, and Jon Matthews. Extra voices by Sam Boeck, William Hickman, Adam Mondschein, Julia Coulter, and Jeff Gardner. Directed by Martin Jarvis.

An Enemy from the People is element of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series offering science-themed play. Major funding for the Relativity Series can be provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance open public understanding of technology and technology in the modern world.