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Einstein is a Dummy
Book & Lyrics by Karen Zacarias
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

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development history

Einstein is a Dummy was first seen at the Kennedy Center’s 2004 New Visions/New Voices festival, and went on to premiere at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre in 2005 under the direction of Rosemary Newcott. Selling out in its first run, it was extended twice to keep up with popular demand. Since then it has enjoyed productions at theatres throughout the country, including Chicago Playworks, UNC Charlotte, Oregon Children's Theatre, and Nashville Children's Theatre. A revised and expanded 90 minute, large ensemble version was premiered by an all-student cast at the Norris Center for the Performing Arts in April of 2011, under the direction on Corey Jones and produced by Debbie Martinez.

“I loved the production and was very impressed by how well it captured both the coming of age of a 'different' teenager AND the unique scientific insights that led to Einstein's remarkable year of publications…It was the most creative approach to communicating physics that I've ever seen.” - Matthew S. Grober, Associate Professor of Biology, Georgia State University

Einstein is a Dummy
Elsa (Kyle Brown) give Albert(Derek Manson) some encouragement in the premiere production at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA. Photo Credit: David DeVries