Millennial Notes Nick Dear Reanimates Mary Shelley for Our Time by Jordan Freed Watching “Frankenstein” in 2020, I see Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos—all the reckless men who watch idly as their creations become symbols for humanity’s worst impulses. Like Victor Frankenstein, these “geniuses” are obsessed with themselves and refuse to take responsibility…
Lauren Gunderson Celebrates Pioneer Woman Astronomer by Hannah Yurke Bring your daughters to see “Silent Sky,” an inspiring tale of pioneering female astronomers. Set between 1910 and 1920, “Sky” portrays the life and work of Henrietta Leavitt, an astrophysicist who follows her passion all the way to a job at Harvard, at a time…
Michael Frayn’s Geniuses Collide over Nuclear Ethics by Patricia L. Morin Director Bruce Coughran demonstrates his mastery of language and movement, as his powerful cast of three encircle the tiny boardwalk stage at Indra’s Net Theater. Coughran summons the ghosts of these real-life, legendary physicists—Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg—to walk the wooden planks in…
Millennial Notes Coleridge’s Popular Poem Embodied by Seaworthy Actors by Carly Van Liere A contemporary environmentalist easily sees the logic of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” A cursed Mariner has killed an Albatross, and must wear its corpse around his neck, forever. The sea wreaks havoc on the ship’s…