April 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL
In 1935, Princeton University commissioned a sculpture of Albert Einstein. The sculptor, Russian emigré Sergey Konenkov, arrived to Princeton with his wife Margarita, who began a wild affair with the world-famous physicist, lasting until August 1945. After the U.S. has just dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Einstein blames himself for his part in the creation of nuclear weapons, when Margarita informs him that in a week, after many years in America, she and her husband are returning to the Soviet Union for good.
Based on the recently discovered letters written by Albert Einstein to Margarita Konenkova, this play by playwright Alexander Gelman details the last days of the secret lovers’ time together. The audience is invited into Einstein’s Princeton’s residence, an intimate setting where terrible words will be spoken and terrible secrets will be revealed.
Celebrated actors Ksenia Rappoport and Alexei Serebryakov have previously worked on several films, but this is the first time they share a theater stage together.
The show runs 1 hour 45 minute, without intermission
*This play is performed in Russian
Date / Time | City | Venue / Address |
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Sunday April 28 7:00pm |
Toronto, ON | Metro Toronto Convention Centre – John Basset Theatre 255 Front Street West Toronto, ON |
Monday April 29 8:00pm |
Toronto, ON | Metro Toronto Convention Centre – John Basset Theatre 255 Front Street West Toronto, ON |
Tuesday April 30 8:00pm |
Chicago, IL | North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie 9501 Skokie Blvd Skokie, IL |
Saturday May 2 8:00pm |
New York, NY | The Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY |
Saturday May 4 7:00pm |
New York, NY | The Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY |
Sunday May 5 8:00pm |
Boston, MA | John Hancock Hall 180 Berkeley St Boston, MA |
Tuesday May 7 8:00pm |
Washington, DC | Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St NW Washington, DC |
Friday May 10 8:00pm |
Miami, FL | Lauderhill Performing Arts Center 3800 NW 11th Pl Lauderhill, FL |
Monday May 13 8:00pm |
Seattle, WA | Edmonds Center for the Arts 410 4th Ave N Edmonds, WA |
Wednesday May 15 8:00pm |
San Francisco, CA | Herbst Theater 401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA |
Friday May 17 8:00pm |
Los Angeles, CA | Wilshire Ebell Theater 4401 W 8th St Los Angeles, CA |
Saturday May 18 7:00pm |
Palo Alto, CA | Capuchino — Samuel Johnson, Jr. Performing Arts Center 1501 Magnolia Ave San Bruno, CA |