Overview
Synopsis
It’s the age of scientific discovery in the 1950’s, and researchers are scrambling to be the first to unlock the mysteries of DNA. Amongst these scientists is Rosalind Franklin, an underappreciated genius working as the sole woman in her field of study. When one of her photographs, Photograph 51, shows the structural outline of DNA for the first time, her competitors Watson and Crick are rapt with attention. Their ambition to become the first to create a working model of DNA, coupled with Rosalind’s stubbornness, leads them to gain notoriety as the first to complete and discover the DNA model. Based on a true story, Photograph 51 is a searing character study set amidst a plot involving a historical scientific race.
Show Information
- Book
- Anna Ziegler
- Text And Format
- Anna Ziegler
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2011
- Genres
- Drama, Historical/Biographical
- Time & Place
- 1951-53, various labs and offices in england
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
Quizzes
Themes, Symbols & Motifs
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Quote Analysis
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