Post-Play Conversation: Copenhagen
October 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
in collaboration with Burning Coal Theatre Company
T
his fall, Raleigh’s Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Michael Frayn’s award-winning play, Copenhagen, based on a real-life meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 and its implications for the development of the atom bomb. CPH is partnering with Burning Coal and the UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy to present a post-play discussion about the
science, history, and big questions addressed in the performance. Join us after the matinee performance for what promises to be a fascinating conversation!
PRESENTERS
Laurie McNeil, Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Garrett McKinnon, Assistant Teaching Professor of History, NC State University
Jerome Davis, Artistic Director for Burning Coal Theatre Company
DETAILS
This event is free and open to the public. Feel free to stay after at the theatre after attending the October 20th matinee performance, or see the play another time and join us only for the talk.
DATE & TIME: Sunday, October 20, 2024 | 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Burning Coal Theatre, Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk St, Raleigh, NC 27604
Visit the Burning Coal Theatre Company website for details and tickets to their production of Copenhagen.
