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Patrick Link has crafted a story about a retired NFL linebacker who must deal with a family tragedy and his own suffering because of the violence of his chosen sport. Headstrong  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Series   featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the  Relativity Series  is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the...

Part 3 of 3. Tom Stoppard's  Arcadia  merges science with human concerns and ideals. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play examines the connections between two modern scholars, the house's current residents and the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier. Arcadia  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Series  featuring scie...

Part 2 of 3. Tom Stoppard's  Arcadia  merges science with human concerns and ideals. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play examines the connections between two modern scholars, the house's current residents and the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier. Arcadia  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Series  featuring scie...

Part 1 of 3. Tom Stoppard's  Arcadia  merges science with human concerns and ideals. Set in an English country house in the years 1809-1812 and 1989, the play examines the connections between two modern scholars, the house's current residents and the lives of those who lived there 180 years earlier. Arcadia  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Series  featuring scie...

A conversation with Bump playwright Chiara Atik and renowned OB/GYN Dr. Judith Reichman, former medical correspondent for The Today Show See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

When Claudia gets pregnant she has a very clear plan for how she wants to give birth. Her pre-natal anxieties inspire her father to create a device for safer deliveries and Claudia realizes that nothing ever goes quite as expected. Bump is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bri...

When Claudia gets pregnant she has a very clear plan for how she wants to give birth. Her pre-natal anxieties inspire her father to create a device for safer deliveries and Claudia realizes that nothing ever goes quite as expected. Bump is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bri...

Hear our conversation with Extinction's playwright Hannie Rayson and director Martin Jarvis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A zoologist in Australia gets funding to save an endangered species from the very company that threatens its existence. Will this deal with the devil allow her to save the species, or will it destroy her entire life's work? Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in September 2020. Extinction  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead fundi...

A zoologist in Australia gets funding to save an endangered species from the very company that threatens its existence. Will this deal with the devil allow her to save the species, or will it destroy her entire life's work? Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in September 2020. Extinction  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead fundi...

Hear our conversation with playwright Kenneth Lin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

One of the world’s wealthiest men has died in a plane crash. The insurance company representing the airline assigns math genius Mitch Bloom to the case to minimize their payout – but Mitch finds himself facing a formidable opponent in Ida Watkins, a small town actuary who challenges his ideas about the value of a human life. Life on Paper  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Serie...

One of the world’s wealthiest men has died in a plane crash. The insurance company representing the airline assigns math genius Mitch Bloom to the case to minimize their payout – but Mitch finds himself facing a formidable opponent in Ida Watkins, a small town actuary who challenges his ideas about the value of a human life. Life on Paper  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Serie...

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gem,” The Ruby Sunrise begins when a 1920s tomboy feverishly works to develop her latest invention—a little something called “television.” Twenty-five years later, her daughter will stop at nothing to bring her mother’s incredible story to life during TV’s Golden Age. But will it get the truth it deserves? The Ruby Sunrise is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity...

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gem,” The Ruby Sunrise begins when a 1920s tomboy feverishly works to develop her latest invention—a little something called “television.” Twenty-five years later, her daughter will stop at nothing to bring her mother’s incredible story to life during TV’s Golden Age. But will it get the truth it deserves? The Ruby Sunrise is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity...

A conversation with Carol Ann Bassett, the author of  Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Tooth and Claw author Michael Hollinger tells us about what inspired him to write the play. Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands. Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featur...

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands. Tooth and Claw  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity S...

Hear mathematician Dr. Steven Strogatz talk about Proof in an interview from 2010. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Listen to clinical psychologist Dr. Carrie Bearden talk about Proof in an interview from 2010. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn’s dynamic play. Proof won both a Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Proof is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed...

An enigmatic young woman. A manipulative sister. Their brilliant father. An unexpected suitor. One life-altering question. The search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof is the perplexing problem in David Auburn’s dynamic play.  Proof  won both a Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Proof  is part of L.A. Theatre Works’  Relativity Se...

Listen to our conversation about End Days with Robert John Russell, founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. This piece is part of LATW's Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

In Deborah Zoe Laufer’s  End Days,  a suburban family is undergoing a spiritual crisis following the September 11th attacks. Sylvia Stein has turned to Christianity to save her disaffected husband Arthur and her rebellious teenage daughter Rachel. And as Sylvia races around preparing for the Rapture, Rachel is learning that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in...