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?
COPENHAGEN by Michael Frayn / October 10 – 27, 2024
Historical ● Meeting of the Minds
Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr meet 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?
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Directed by Jerome Davis
Lighting by Chris Popowich
Scenery by Xiang Li
Costumes by Matt Snellgrove
Sound by Juan Isler
PSM – George Waller
Tech Director – Barry Jaked
CAST
Lynda Clark
Ian Finley
Brian Linden*
*denotes membership in AEA
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