illustration courtesy of Seattle Rep
Last week, I saw a wonderfully luminous play at the Seattle Rep Theater: Photograph 51. The play is:
“An intriguing portrait of British scientist Rosalind Franklin and her—often overlooked—role in the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. This complex tale explores how Franklin, a smart, stubborn, and courageous woman, operated in a field dominated by men. A balance of the historical, romantic, and scientific, Photograph 51 is a touching human play of ideas.”
Going far beyond a simple docudrama, it explores themes of truth, life, work, and discovery in a complex, shifting, multi-layered performance.
I see it’s been extended until March 10. Highly recommended!
