Theater Picks, February 27: ‘An Enemy of the People’ opens

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s three-week run of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” is in the notable translation by U.S. playwright Arthur Miller. Ibsen’s hero tries to warn townspeople about contaminated water of the town spa baths, but officials and businessmen try to stop him because of the economic ruin it will bring. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $15-$42. 919-962-7529 or playmakersrep.org.

This story was originally published February 26, 2015 at 8:00 PM with the headline "Theater Picks, February 27: ‘An Enemy of the People’ opens."