Copenhagen
Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn, provides a fictional account of the meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen in 1941 during the throes of World War II. Heisenberg and Bohr, accompanied by Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit their personal and professional entanglements throughout decades of war, turmoil, and scientific advancement. The trio reenacts and simultaneously analyzes their infamous gathering, weaving in and out of various points in their shared past. For Heisenberg and Bohr, the question will always remain: what will come of the decisions we made?
RUN TIME: 2:15 plus 15 minute intermission
COPENHAGEN by Michael Frayn / October 10 – 27, 2024
Science History Mystery
In 1941, during the height of World War II, Werner Heisenberg travelled to Denmark to meet with Niels Bohr at Bohr’s home in Copenhagen. Years later the pair, along with Bohr’s wife Margrethe, revisit that strange meeting with one question to answer: Why did Heisenberg come? As the trio recount the meeting in intimate detail, pouring over professional and personal entanglements throughout decades of war, turmoil, and scientific advancement, they realize that the fate of civilization rested upon this short, curious meeting. But what happened at that meeting? Why did Heisenberg come?
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Directed by Jerome Davis
Lighting by Chris Popowich
Scenery by Xinyuan Li
Costumes by Matt Snellgrove
Sound by Juan Isler
PSM – Jessica Regehr
Tech Director – Barry Jaked
CAST
Lynda Clark
Ian Finley
Brian Linden*
*denotes membership in AEA
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About the Playwright
Born September 8, 1933, Michael Frayn is an English playwright and novelist best known for his farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy. His extensive body of work ranges in form as well as genre, spanning plays, novels, translations, memoirs, and television. After graduating with a degree in Moral Sciences from Emmanuel College of Cambridge in 1957, Frayn went on to work in journalism, writing for The Guardian and The Observer, where he segued into the production of plays and novels. He achieved both popular and critical success for his writing, receiving a Tony Award for Best Play, two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Comedy, and six London Evening Standard Awards, among numerous other accolades. Frayn’s most recent work, Among Others: Friendships and Encounters, published just before his 90th birthday, reflects on a lifetime of relationships and the lasting effects they have imparted. He has two children and is currently married to fellow writer Claire Tomalin. He remains one of the more beloved literary forces in England.
Themes
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