Small Infinities
Drama
Description:
Small Infinities explores the life and paradox of Sir Isaac Newton. Newton is the father of modern science, yet he was also an alchemist and believed he had unearthed textual revelations in the scriptures - a genius with a medieval mind in the beginning of the modern age. The play traces his obsession with finding the unity of God’s design through science, alchemy, the Bible - and the human relationships he destroys in his quest. In the end he believes he has become the assassin of God and a failure.
Cast of Characters:
Sir Isaac Newton
Hannah Smith, His Mother
*Robert Hooke - Scientist, Member of the Royal Academy
Edmond Halley - Sailor, Astronomer
Nicholas Fatio De Duilliers - Mathematician
Catherine Bart -, Newton’s Cousin
*John Flamsteed - Astronomer Royal
* Roles may be doubled
Production Notes:
England, 1664 to 1720. The action ranges from Yorkshire to Cambridge and London. The scenic concept must be fluid.
Production History:
World Premiere, Bangalore Little Theatre, Bangalore, India, 2010
Staged Reading, The Underground Railway Theater and the Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Cambridge, MA 2005
Drama
Description:
Small Infinities explores the life and paradox of Sir Isaac Newton. Newton is the father of modern science, yet he was also an alchemist and believed he had unearthed textual revelations in the scriptures - a genius with a medieval mind in the beginning of the modern age. The play traces his obsession with finding the unity of God’s design through science, alchemy, the Bible - and the human relationships he destroys in his quest. In the end he believes he has become the assassin of God and a failure.
Cast of Characters:
Sir Isaac Newton
Hannah Smith, His Mother
*Robert Hooke - Scientist, Member of the Royal Academy
Edmond Halley - Sailor, Astronomer
Nicholas Fatio De Duilliers - Mathematician
Catherine Bart -, Newton’s Cousin
*John Flamsteed - Astronomer Royal
* Roles may be doubled
Production Notes:
England, 1664 to 1720. The action ranges from Yorkshire to Cambridge and London. The scenic concept must be fluid.
Production History:
World Premiere, Bangalore Little Theatre, Bangalore, India, 2010
Staged Reading, The Underground Railway Theater and the Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Cambridge, MA 2005
