Central Square Theater (Cambridge, MA)
Unexpected Theatre presents Gioia De Cari's solo show about her experiences in the exotic boys club of higher mathematics at M.I.T., including being pawed by nerds, being asked to serve cookies at a seminar and retaliating with fashion experiments. Playing more than 30 roles herself, De Cari not only taps into the comic absurdity of her experiences, but she also seriously explores the world of elite mathematics and the role of women in science.
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The last date listed for Truth Values was Sunday September 27, 2009 / 2:00pm. (view all dates)
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The setting was great ... alll seats had good views; we would return to that theater. We were both looking forward to the biting edge of MIT's unique sense of humor; we also expected to see situations more subtle and specific to MIT than cookies and unwelcome sexual overtures ... While we were disappointed to find neither, it was still fun to be out and seeing an actress take on the challenge of her craft.
I really liked the play and the theater was just fine for me, as we were sitting in the 2nd row. It would have been good to know in advance that it was general seating (no specified seats) so we might have come in earlier. But I loved the presentation -- both the actress and the material. And because the play is set at MIT and was performed near MIT, the people in the row in front of us were all MIT woman, and the woman in back of us actually turned out to be someone whom one of the characters in the play was based on! I had a blast and recommend it!
I found the concept of this show intriguing so I took my wife and daughter, she 3 years out of Smith College with a degree in Chemistry. Unfortunately, we arrived just before the show started and did not realize the theatre was an empty room with what appeared to be temporary stadium seating and no reserved seats at all. We managed to find 3 seats together but we were literally at the furthest point in the room from the actor. As there was no microphone used, at times it was impossible to understand what she was saying, especially when she put on an accent to speak as someone else. Very dissappointed in the accoustics and the theatre. Parts were funny but not hilarious. Too somber when she talked about her father. I'm sure the people who got there earlier and had better seats had a different take on the show.
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Unexpected Theatre presents Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival – Fringe NYC.
Are women inherently inferior to men in math and science, as Lawrence Summers, then President of Harvard, suggested several years ago? Writer/performer and recovering mathematician Gioia De Cari offers a woman's perspective on this question, as she shares her experiences in the exotic boys club of higher mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in this autobiographical solo show, directed by Miriam Eusebio.
While making the most of the comic absurdity of being pawed by nerds, being asked to serve cookies at a seminar, and retaliating with fashion experiments, Truth Values is also a serious exploration of the world of elite mathematics and the role of women in science.
Gioia’s first solo play, The 9th Envelope, which she wrote and performed, received a rave in the Off-Off-Broadway Review: “Dazzling performance . . . Captivating.” Her second solo, Truth Values, recently garnered her a Puffin Foundation grant. Development of the show has been in good hands, having originated with the legendary coach Wynn Handman, who discovered and coached John Leguizamo and many other stellar monologuists, as well as solo show expert Matt Hoverman, a Drama Desk nominee, winner of the 2006 FringeNYC Best Playwriting Award, and a collaborator on the solo show, “Bridezilla Strikes Back,” winner of the 2005 FringeNYC Best Solo Show award.
First workshopped in 2008 at Six Figures Theatre Company’s Artists of Tomorrow Festival and the Emerging Artists One Woman Standing Festival, Truth Values was selected for the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2009, and will receive its regional premiere on the mainstage of the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA.
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.
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