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Live at the Library: What is the Science of Love?

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @ 7:00pm



Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

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Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and creatives from "Legacy of Light" take the audience behind the scenes as they discuss the upcoming McCarter Theatre production running March 19 to April 6.

 

About the show (from McCarter Theatre Center):

In present-day Princeton, an astrophysicist is discovering new planets while dreaming of starting a family. In 18th-century Paris, Émilie du Châtelet — a brilliant physicist inspired Voltaire and influenced Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Across the ages but under the same star-filled sky, their stories intertwine in this bright and funny play about life, the universe, and the legacy we leave behind.

Panelists for this event:

- Director Sarah Rasmussen
- Playwright Karen Zacarias
- Princeton University Professor of Astrophysical Sciences Jenny Greene (Astrophysics Consultant to the play)

Moderator: Julie Felise Dubiner, Dramaturg & Director of Artistic Initiatives at McCarter

Go behind the scenes by watching this video clip to learn more about the show

Sarah Rasmussen is artistic director at McCarter, where she is thrilled to carry on its long tradition of championing innovative art. Previously, Rasmussen was artistic director of the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis where, in recognition of her directing work, she was named Star Tribune’s Artist of the Year. Rasmussen also served as resident director for Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab new work development program and dead of MFA directing at the University of Texas at Austin.

Presented in partnership with McCarter Theatre and Pi Day Princeton




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