Einstein's Dreams

Show Info

Book and lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner
Music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum
Based on the novel Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman. All Rights Reserved.
Music Director Milton Granger
Directed by Cara Reichel

With Brennan Caldwell, Talia Cosentino, Stacia Fernandez, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Michael McCoy, Zal Owen, Tess Primack, Alexandra Silber, and Vishal Vaidya

The year is 1905. A young and uncertain Einstein dares to envision new worlds beyond the limits of classical physics. Drawn deeply into his dreams, he is guided by a mysterious woman – whose elusive identity awakens his full genius.

Based on the bestselling novel by Alan Lightman, this elegant new musical bridges worlds imagined and real, exploring the wonders of human imagination and the romance of knowledge. Through a score rich in lyrical wit and soaring melodies, Einstein’s Dreams unlocks the passionate intellect of one of the 20th century's greatest thinkers.
 

Funding for this program provided by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
New York premiere sponsored by The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund.
Prospect's 19-20 Season made possible with the generous support of The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.

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Brennan

Caldwell

Talia

Cosentino

Stacia

Fernandez

Lisa

Helmi Johanson

Michael

McCoy

Zal

Owen

Tess

Primack

Alexandra

Silber

Vishal

Vaidya

Creative Team

Isabel Mengyuan

Le,

Scenic Design

Sidney

Shannon,

Costume Design

Herrick

Goldman,

Lighting Design

Kevin

Heard,

Sound Design

David

Bengali,

Projections Design

Dax

Valdes,

Movement and Associate Director

Joshua

Rosenblum,

Orchestrations

Tim

Peierls,

Orchestrations

Elizabeth Ann

Goodman,

Production Stage Manager

Michael

Hernandez-Phillips,

Assistant Stage Manager

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Post Show Conversations

Join us after the performance as the following guests lead a post show conversation:

Friday, November 8 - Professor Brian Greene
Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics is widely recognized for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in his field of superstring theory. His books, The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Reality, have collectively spent 65 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and were the basis of two award-winning NOVA mini-series, which he hosted. Professor Greene co-founded the World Science Festival, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Annals of Physics, and the Director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics.

Friday, December 6 - Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman is an American writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. Lightman has served on the faculties of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT, where he was the first person to have joint faculty positions in both the sciences and the humanities. Lightman has a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology and has received six honorary doctoral degrees. His essays and articles have appeared in the Atlantic, Granta, Harper’s, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, Salon, and many other publications. His six novels include Einstein’s Dreams, an international bestseller, and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of a number of nonfiction books, including Screening Room, a memoir of the South, and The Accidental Universe. His most recent book, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, was the basis for an essay on the PBS Newshour. In 2005, Lightman founded the Harpswell Foundation, whose mission is to advance a new generation of women leaders in Southeast Asia.