This intimate production features two brilliant characters ? one in her fifties, one her twenties ? each with her own take on the controversial debate surrounding the theory of evolution. In this funny, gripping new play, a mentor and her protégé bond and spar over the personal and professional consequences of their own diametrically opposed theories. Fast and witty, inspiring and provocative, this wry gem from Sarah Treem (of HBO?s In Treatment) is both engrossing and powerful.

?an exhilarating, intellectual night out? ? The Star Ledger

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Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes with intermission

Barrie Kreinik Rachel

Anne Scurria Zelda

Playwright: Sarah Treem
Director: Shana Gozansky
Set design: Tilly Grimes
Costume design: Olivera Gajic
Lighting design: Driscoll Otto
Sound design: Peter Sasha Hurowitz

Check out the video of the discussion we held Monday December 3 on women and science, mentorship and other themes in The How and the Why.

This panel discussion was made possible through funding support from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.)