Copenhagen, Autumn 1941. The two presiding geniuses of quantum physics, Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg meet for the first time since the breakout of war. Danish physicist Bohr and his wife, Margrethe, live in Nazi-occupied Denmark; their visitor, Heisenberg, is German. The two old friends, now on opposing sides have between them the ability to change the course of history. Frayn's Tony award-winning play imagines the three characters re-drafting the events of 1941 in an attempt to make sense of what happened.
 NOTE: Actors of all racial and ethnic identities will be considered for all roles. The three characters in this play are based on historical figures, who were white Europeans. The action of the play, however, takes place in a liminal kind of after-life, and the insights offered are relevant to our culturally diverse world.
Margarethe Bohr, wife of and collaborator, editor and transcriber for physicist Niels Bohr. Niels publicly referred to Margarethe as a collaborator, and she particularly excelled at translating complex concepts into plain language. Margarethe knew and worked with most of Niels's colleagues and students.
Neils Bohr, Danish theoretical physicist and founder of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen. Bohr made foundational contributions to early ideas of atomic structure and quantum theory. In the 1930s Bohr assisted political and Jewish refugees fleeing from Nazism. He also began working closely with the United States, eventually fleeing Denmark after the German occupation in 1940. Prior to the war and the rise of the Nazi party, Bohr coined what is now called "the principle of complementarity."
Werner Heisenberg, German theoretical physicist and one-time student of Neils Bohr. As the Nazi party took control of Germany, Heisenberg was cautioned by Himmler to make a distinction between professional physics research results and the personal and political attitudes of the involved scientists. Heisenberg chose to stay in Germany and was asked to contribute to the German nuclear weapons program. Prior to the war and the rise of the Nazi party, Heisenberg coined what is now called the "Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle."
Show dates: November 6-14, 2026
Director: D. Ohlandt
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