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Dear Albert: A Reading for the Stage by Alan Alda

Dear Albert: A Reading for the Stage by Alan Alda

Dear Albert: A Reading for the Stage by Alan Alda

This new play by Alan Alda delves into the treasure trove of letters written by Albert Einstein, his wives and his friends, tracing an intimate and unfamiliar line across his life and work. Directed by Tony award-winning director Daniel Sullivan and featuring Tony-award winning actor Anthony LaPaglia, who was joined on stage by Kate Burton and Mia Barron, Dear Albert humanizes a giant in the pantheon of great scientists and sheds light upon his momentous scientific insights through first-hand accounts of ground-breaking discoveries.

Presented as a reading, this compelling new work painted a vivid portrait of one of the greatest figures in science.

  • Alan Alda

    Alan Alda is a six-time Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, and director. He has interviewed hundreds of scientists from around the world as host of PBS's long-running program Scientific American Frontiers, and received the National Science Board’s Public Service Award for his efforts in broadening the public’s understanding of science.

  • Mia Barron

    Mia Barron is a theater, film and television actress. Her stage credits include Springtime for Henry and Heartbreak House, She Stoops to Comedy and Hedda Gabler. She was recently in 27 Dresses with Katherine Heigl, and also has a recurring role as the voice of Molotov in the cartoon network’s The Venture Brothers.

  • Kate Burton

    Kate Burton is a Tony and Emmy Award-nominated actress. Currently on Broadway in the hit musical Spring Awakening, her other stage and screen credits include Hedda Gabler, The Elephant Man, The First Wives Club and The Ice Storm. Her television work includes recurring roles on The West Wing and Grey’s Anatomy.

  • Anthony LaPaglia

    Anthony LaPaglia is a Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor. His Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo and A View From the Bridge, for which he won a Tony Award. He is currently starring as FBI Missing Persons investigator Jack Malone in CBS's popular television crime drama, "Without a Trace".

  • Daniel Sullivan

    Daniel Sullivan is one of New Yorks most prolific directors. He most recently directed the Broadway revival of The Homecoming. He has been nominated for six Tony Awards for Direction of a Play, and won for David Auburn's Proof in 2001.

This event was supported by the NYC Cultural Innovation Fund of

Rockefeller Foundation

 

Image courtesy of Library of Congress

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