Michael Imperioli Escorts Climate Protestors Out of Broadway’s ‘An Enemy of the People’

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Climate change protestors disrupted Thursday night’s performance of Broadway‘s “An Enemy of the People.” The disturbance briefly halted the play and resulted in several of the cast members, including star Michael Imperioli, helping to usher them out of the theater.

The activists, who identified themselves as Extinction Rebellion, interrupted the performance three separate times, shouting phrases like “No theater on a dead planet” before Imperioli (without breaking character) began pushing one of the protestors toward the exit. “An Enemy of the People” stars Jeremy Strong as Dr.

Thomas Stockmann, a medial professional who discovers harmful bacteria in the town spas. But those in power, including the mayor (Imperioli), who also happens to be Dr.

Stockmann’s brother, try to silence him and turn him into an enemy of the people. During the interrupted scene, select audience members happened to be seated on stage for a town hall, causing some in the crowd to think the protesters were part of the show.