QED: A Play About Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman
Central Square Theater (450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139)
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- $25.00
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The last date listed for QED was Sunday August 3, 2008 / 7:00pm.
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10 Goldstar Member Reviews
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The chairs were horrible. There is no permanent seating in the theater. And it turned out the play skimped on actors. It was basically a one-man production.Written on Aug 05 2008
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Cheryl Weisman-Cohen
What an intelligent and enjoyable combination of science and life. Now realizing that the monologues presented were based on real conversations/interviews with Richard Feynman made this production even more compelling. We found the actor's portrayal to offer real, alive, insight into the complex and fascinating author/scientist Feynman. The theatre is almost brand new; we might have never known about this new venue if not for Goldstar's offer...............THANKS !Written on Aug 04 2008
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Accessible to the nontechnical, very well performed, relevant to Feynman's work, especially the post play comments by Jerry Friedberg.Written on Aug 04 2008
An excellent performance about a fascinating man.
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Lisa C.
The Central Square Theater is the wonderful new permanent home to two local theater companies, conveniently located in the heart of Central Square, Cambridge, supported by the Cambridge Arts Council and MIT among many others. QED is an inspiring essentially one man show about physicist Richard Feynman, who worked on the Manhattan Project and figured out the cause of the Challenger Shuttle disaster. He viewed life as a puzzle to be solved, and loved travel, music, theater and teaching. Keith Joachim was engaging as Feynman.Written on Aug 04 2008
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More Information About QED
Quotes & Highlights
- "A seductive mix of science, human affections, moral courage and comic eccentricity... not to be missed." --New York magazine
- "The play itself is a kind of proof, dramatically illustrating how a man who happens to be a genius elegantly and movingly works through the human problem of how to face the end of his life." --The New Yorker
Description
<p>This production previewed to sold-out houses during the 2008 Cambridge Science Festival and now opens at the new Central Square Theater. </p>
<p>Presented by Underground Railway Theater and the Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT
By Peter Parnell
Directed by Jon Lipsky
Starring Keith Jochim</p>
<p>Post-performance discussion schedule:
July 24, 7:00pm show: Bob Jaffe, Morningstar Professor of Physics, MIT
July 27, 3:00pm show: Marc Abrahams, Editor of the Annals of Improbable Research and father of the Ig Nobel Prize.
July 29, 7:30pm show: David Kaiser, Leo Marx Associate Professor, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT; Author, Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics
July 31, 7:30pm show: Frank Wilczek Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics, MIT, 2004 Nobel Prize
August 2, 3:00pm show: Owen Gingerich, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and the History of Science, Harvard University
August 3, 3:00pm show: Jerry Friedman, Emeritus Professor of Physics, MIT, 1990 Nobel Prize</p>
About the Ticket Supplier: Central Square Theater
The Central Square Theater is home to Underground Railway Theater (URT) and The Nora Theatre Company, two professional theater companies with a combined track record of over 48 years of excellence.
URT has a 29 year history of connecting high quality professional theater with communities, performing new plays for young audiences, families and adults, and teaching through its rigorous education programming. Combining actors, puppetry and music, URT reaches out to and engages diverse audiences with performances of great beauty and compelling social content.
During The Nora's 19 years, audiences and the media have recognized it for its exceptionally high quality work. Mission-driven to bring cutting-edge, thought- provoking, and contemporary productions to New England audiences, The Nora has introduced local audiences to Boston, New England, and/or world premieres.