AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT
As part of an independent study in the Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies program
An Investment of the People
A new interactive adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People
Devised and Directed by ITS PhD Student, Jared Lee
Auditions
– Thursday October 23rd – 2:00 pm- 5:00pm
– Monday October 27th – 4:30 pm- 6:00pm
– Tuesday October 28th – 2:00 pm – 5:00pm
*Other times may be available before 10/30 via a Zoom audition. Email Jared Lee at mjlee46@wisc.edu for details.
Sign up for a 15min slot here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A8A923A1FBC34-59588976-investment#/
Auditions will take place on the 7th floor of Helen C. White in HCW 7155
*For all questions and more details please email Jared Lee at mjlee46@wisc.edu
General Information:
Auditions are open to all students, regardless of major, as well as staV, faculty, and
members of UW-Madison Communities.
Audition Requirements:
– Actors are encouraged, but not required to be familiar with the source material of
Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People.
– Auditions will consist of cold reading sides from the text and short improvised
activities. Memorized monologues are not required but accepted for consideration.
– Experience and comfortability with Improvisation is highly encourage.
SCHEDULE
Performances: Dec 3,4,5 @ 6:00pm HCW 6191
Rehearsals: Start Nov 3rd – (*no rehearsals during thanksgiving break 11/26-11/30)
Show Information – visit www.kirstenspringsproject.com for more information.
This new adaptation of An Enemy of the People reinterprets Ibsen’s classic as an
interactive, audience-driven experience. Departing from traditional linear staging, the
production invites audience members to navigate the story at their own pace—uncovering
scenes, forging connections, and shaping meaning through choice. Structured like a
narrative scavenger hunt, the performance centers audience agency as a primary mode of
engagement through the framing of a timeshare investment seminar where the ending of
the story is dictated by audience decision making.
Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 An Enemy of the People presents a town in turmoil after a doctor
discovers that the local springs—central to its economy—is contaminated. The community
(and now audience) is faced with a stark choice: reveal the truth and risk collapse or
conceal it for financial survival. This tension between public health and economic interest
remains strikingly relevant today, echoed in real-world crises from the water contamination
in Flint, Michigan to the ongoing environmental injustice of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.”
Roles Available:
Dr. Thomas Stockmann (M) – The town doctor who discovered the springs and put this
whole project into motion. But now sees the error in his ways. Brother to Peter.
Peter Stockmann (M) – The town mayor and head of the Kirsten Springs corporation. Sees
the overall benefit of this new investment for the sustained life of the town. But carries the
whole project on his shoulders. Brother to Thomas.
Alex Hovstad (M/F) – Runs the local paper and has an overweighted power to influence the
people with true or misinformation. But like anyone else they are easily influenced.
*Other roles via pre-recorded monologues are also available.
*Interest in other Production Roles and positions also encouraged. Email mjlee46@wisc.edu for details