Louis Slotin Sonata

Midwest Premiere

At 3:20 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 1946 Louis Slotin’s hand slipped—a small, practically insignificant blunder, except that Slotin was the chief bomb builder at Los Alamos, and at that fateful moment he held in his hands a plutonium bomb core named “Rufus”. With a structure inspired by classical music’s sonata allegro form – and dance numbers with President Truman and Albert Einstein – Louis Slotin Sonata traces the true story of a brilliant scientist’s last nine days, as his body and mind gradually succumb to the chaos wreaked by radiation.
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WRITTEN BY
Paul Mullin

DIRECTED BY
Ensemble Member Karen Kessler

PERFORMANCE RUN
September 10 – October 24, 2010

SEASON
Season 18

Midwest Premiere!

Will our innate curiosity and confidence kill us or lead us to greater awakenings? At 3:20 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 1946 Louis Slotin’s hand slipped—a small, practically insignificant blunder, except that Slotin was the chief bomb-builder at Los Alamos, and at that fateful moment he held in his hands a plutonium bomb core named “Rufus”. With a structure inspired by classical music’s sonata allegro form, Louis Slotin Sonata traces the true story of a brilliant scientist’s last nine days, as his body and mind gradually succumb to the chaos wreaked by radiation.

CAST
Louis Slotin/ Man 1 | Steve Schine
Cleary/ Man 2 | Christopher M. Walsh
Israel/ Man 4 | Bill Norris
Morrison/ Man 5 | Guy Massey
Daughlin/ Man 6 | Duncan Riddell
Hempleman/ Man 7 | Ensemble Member Doug Vickers
Woman | Anita Deely

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design | John C. Stark
Costume Design | Melissa Torchia
Lighting Design | Julie Mack
Sound Design and Original Music | Joseph Fosco
Props Design | Becky Marshall
Choreographer | Christy Zimmerman
Technical Director | John Wilson
Hebrew Coach | Noah Simon
Production Manager | Sara Robinson
Stage Manager | S. G. Heller
Assistant Director | Josh Sobel
Assistant Stage Manager | Kenzie Seibert, Donnie Sheldon

Photo credits: Michael Brosilow