EINSTEIN PRESS RELEASE
EINSTEIN! ~ a Pick of the Fringe and Encore Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: Josh Weissman,[email protected], 310-770-9076
THE SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE and THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2016
Proudly Present
EINSTEIN!
May 24 – June 25, 2016
for 5 performances only!
A new work from multi-award winning writer and solo performer Jack Fry
“Fry is outstanding… engaging from start to finish… a slick little gem.”“Best Actor” of the London Fringe Festival
London Free Press, London, Ontario
“Science history can merge with entertainment and this is how you do it.”
VueWeekly, Edmonton, Alberta
Los Angeles- Sew and Sew Productions with the Santa Monica Playhouse and the Hollywood Fringe Festival are thrilled to present Jack Fry’s most recent work, Einstein!. Einstein! was developed and workshoped during the Canadian Fringe Festival Summer Tour Season where Fry was honored with “Best Actor” of the London International Fringe Festival by the London Free Press, Ontario, Canada. This accolade coincides with other rave reviews such as CBC, Manitoba who says, “A very human look at much mythologized man… compelling and sensitively presented.” It was subsequently honored with two fringe picks by Ontario and Calgary fringe festivals.
Jack Fry’s Einstein! is a historic drama that examines and explores the battles and sacrifices of a younger, “pre-crazy” haired Albert Einstein. The show is set during Einstein’s earlier years in Berlin, as he struggles to prove his general theory of relativity and prove his relativity as a father in the backdrop of World War I. The year is 1914 and Albert Einstein awaits news from an eclipse expedition in hopes that it will prove his theory of general relativity. Instead, he is sent sideways as his world crumbles around him due to a myriad of reasons.
Einstein! is an inspirational and true story. Based on the recent release of 15,000 documents and three years of research, writer and performer Jack Fry shares insight into Einstein’s early life – a story that few people know. Among many things, this play highlights the trials we all face as individuals in a world that at times doesn’t want us to succeed. This is the dramatic true story that ushed in our modern technical age— the story that not only made his hair “crazy”, but aged him significantly.
With the 100th anniversary of general relativity, along with the recent discovery of Einstein’s gravitational waves and the instability that terrorism is bringing to our current world, makes this theatrical piece more meaningful than ever.
The show is directed by TV veteran Tom Blomquist, who wrote and directed television for 30 years and is now a tenured professor of film and television at California State University Long Beach.
Jack Fry’s first solo show They Call Me Mister Fry is a multi-award winning, critically-acclaimed, autobiographical show about his first year teaching 5th grade in South Los Angeles. It has played all over North America including multi performances in Mexico and Canada (misterfry.com)
Santa Monica Playhouse (one show only) 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tuesday, May 24 @ 7:30
General Tickets: $35 at brownpapertickets.com
McCadden Theater (4 shows only, as a part of HFF) 1157 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Sunday, June 5 @ 5:30
Saturday, June 11 @ 4pm
Friday, June 17 @ 7pm
Saturday, June 25 @ 9pm
General Tickets: $30, Hollywood Fringers: $15
For tickets: einsteintheplay.com or hollywoodfringe.org
Information: 310-770-9076
Website: einsteintheplay.com (press photos available)
