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Tonight's reading, for those interested:


Doctors Jane and Alexander

Using found, fabricated, and occasionally finagled text, Edward Einhorn explores the life of his grandfather -- Dr. Alexander Wiener, the co-discoverer of the Rh factor in blood -- through interviews with his mother, Jane Einhorn, a PhD psychologist who recently retired due to a debilitating stroke. In the course of these interviews, his grandfather's ambitions and achievements are contrasted with his mother's, and ultimately with his own.


Written and Directed by Edward Einhorn


performed by Peter Bean, Talaura Harms, Ian W. Hill, Tanya Khordoc, Alyssa Simon, Scott Simpson, Maxwell Zener


Part of the First Light Festival (plays about science).


Friday, April 6, 2007 at 7.00 pm
Ensemble Studio Theater, 549 West 52 Street (near 11th Avenue)
Tickets are $10.00


The listing, with ticket info, is here at the Ensemble Studio Theater site.

I should probably mention this again in a couple weeks, as the date actually draws close, but while it's on my mind . . .

I'll be appearing in a staged reading at Ensemble Studio Theater on April 6. Here's the info:


Doctors Jane and Alexander

Using found, fabricated, and occasionally finagled text, Edward Einhorn explores the life of his grandfather -- Dr. Alexander Wiener, the co-discoverer of the Rh factor in blood -- through interviews with his mother, Jane Einhorn, a PhD psychologist who recently retired due to a debilitating stroke. In the course of these interviews, his grandfather's ambitions and achievements are contrasted with his mother's, and ultimately with his own.

Written and Directed by Edward Einhorn

performed by Peter Bean, Talaura Harms, Ian W. Hill, Tanya Khordoc, Josh Mertz, Alyssa Simon, Scott Simpson

Part of the First Light Festival (plays about science).

Friday, April 6, 2007 at 7.00 pm
Ensemble Studio Theater, 549 West 52 Street (near 11th Avenue)
Tickets are $10.00

The listing, with ticket info, is here at the Ensemble Studio Theater site.


I directed the original short version of this play as part of Untitled Theater Co. #61's NEUROFest. Edward has received a grant to rewrite it as a full-length play, and has been working on it for some time. We've done one previous reading at EST (with Lisa Kron as Jane), and a number of other informal ones as Edward has needed to hear his drafts aloud and get feedback. The play is getting better and better and has become something quite special, I think.



I'm especially pleased that (good as Ms. Kron was for a quickly rehearsed staged reading) Alyssa Simon is reprising her wonderful performance as Jane from the original short version we did. I'm playing the part of Edward's grandfather, Dr. Alexander Weiner.

It's going to be good; hope some of you are interested.