Rappler Talk Entertainment: Science and politics clash in ‘In the Eyes of the People’

This timely political drama explores the tensions between truth and pragmatism, idealism and reality, family and the greater good

Dr. Tricia Lopez-Ramos, a scientist, discovers an unknown species of bacteria in hot springs in the fictional town of Santa Cristina, somewhere in the Philippines, and it puts her in a dilemma. The springs are at the center of a tourism development project on which the town’s economic hopes are pinned. Also, Santa Cristina Springs is the brainchild of Mayor Peter Lopez — her brother.

Produced by local theater upstarts CastPH and Mad Child Productions, In the Eyes of the People adapts Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of the People into a contemporary Philippine setting. It runs from April 26 to May 4 at the Mirror Studio Theater in Poblacion, Makati, just as the country heads into local elections on May 12.

In this episode of Rappler Talk Entertainment, director Nelsito Gomez and actor Jenny Jamora, who plays the conflicted scientist, talk about the process of adapting Ibsen’s classic political drama into the Filipino milieu, and the importance of thought-provoking drama in the political life of the country.

Watch the episode starting 6 pm on Thursday, April 24. – Rappler.com

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