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THE FILIGREE THEATRE PRESENTS:

PHOTOGRAPH 51 BY ANNA ZIEGLER

JANUARY 25 - 28 & FEBRUARY 1 - 4 | 8:00 P.M. & 3:00 P.M. | FACTORY ON 5TH

PHOTOGRAPH 51 by Anna Ziegler

Directed by Elizabeth V. Newman

Starring: Bailey Ellis; Scot Friedman Cameron La Brie; Laura Ray; Fernando Rivera; J. Kevin Smith 

January 25th - 28th & February 1st - 4th

Thursdays - Sundays 8pm & Sundays 3pm 

PHOTOGRAPH 51: A humorous and moving portrait of Rosalind Franklin, one of the great female scientists of the twentieth century, and her fervid drive to map the contours of the DNA molecule. A chorus of physicists relives the chase, revealing the unsung achievements of this trail-blazing, fiercely independent woman.

A play about ambition, isolation, and the race for greatness. “A beautiful, tender, and surprising play.” —The Stage (UK).

“What playwright Anna Ziegler has achieved in her intriguing portrait of the British scientist Rosalind Franklin is a remarkable balance of scientific subject matter and theatrical storytelling…in a play that glows with intelligence and humanity…” —Backstage.

“It’s a perfect science-history play, with all the hurtling momentum of a race towards discovery, all the step-by-step deductions, competition and backhanded betrayals.” —Variety.

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Event Details

• Date: January 25 - 28 & February 1 - 4
• Time: Thursdays - Sundays 8:00 P.M. & Sundays 3:00 P.M.
• Venue: Factory on 5th
• Website: https://www.filigreetheatre.com/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $25.00 - $40.00

Presenter Details

• Name: The Filigree Theatre

The Filigree Theatre is an independent theatre company committed to producing high-level, professional theatre by creating thoughtful, innovative and challenging work for the stage. The company embraces the dual roots of the word ‘Filigree’ (filum 'thread' and granum ‘seed’) in its mission, with an aim to serve both as a SEED by originating work in Filigree’s home-base of Austin, TX and as a THREAD by collaborating with artists and engaging audiences in other theatre hubs such as New York & Los Angeles.

The Filigree Theatre’s annual season is structured to connect the Past, Present and Future of theater over the course of a three-show season. Each season is structured as follows: starting with the Fall (Past) represented by an older or classic play; then Winter (Present) represented by a current piece from a playwright living/working today; concluding with the Spring (Future) represented by a new work or World Premiere. Each season is tied together with a common theme that runs throughout the three shows. The theme of Filigree Theatre’s Fifth Anniversary Season is “The Woman in the Story”, as it will take the audience on a journey with three strong, intelligent, independently-minded women who, each, in their own way (and in their own era), are fighting to survive in the proverbial ‘man’s world’.

From David Rush’s adaptation of Sophocles’ classic play “Antigone” in the Fall, to Anna Ziegler’s “Photograph 51'' in the Winter, and concluding with Julie Zaffarano’s new work, “Above the Fold'' in the Spring, The Filigree Theatre is excited to share the incredible influence of these women with audiences. This season celebrates the fiercely brave Antigone, standing up for her convictions no matter the cost to herself, 1950s scientist Rosalind Franklin in a race with her male colleagues towards ground-breaking genetic discoveries, and Dorothy Walton, an ambitious young journalist in the 1930’s trying to make a name for herself in a ruthless profession. Each of these women navigates the complex expectations and social nuance of their time while holding, like a guiding light, their own moral compass.

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