Extra 'Physicists' Performance Added at Williamstown

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has added a performance of The Physicists on Wednesday, August 15 at 3:00 on the Center Stage. The performance has been added due to a high demand for tickets.

"In The Physicists, three inmates at the Cherry Trees Sanatorium believe themselves to be world famous physicists: Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Johann Mobius. But are they indeed insane? And what are their actual identities -- madmen, murderers or scientists? Dürrenmatt's 1962 comedy is a provocative examination of the impact of nuclear science on global power and the moral tolls of sanity. The production is presented in conjunction with the Williams College Summer Theatre Lab," state press notes. Artistic Director of the Lab, Kevin O'Rourke, directs. The cast of The Physicists includes Mark Blum, Rob Campbell, John Feltch, Roger Rees and Brenda Wehle, as well as Lab students and Festival apprentices.

The Physicists runs through August 18 with performances Tuesdays at 8:00, Wednesdays through Fridays at 8:15 and Saturdays at 5:30 with matinees Wednesday at 3:00, Thursday at 3:15, Saturdays at 1:00 and Sunday August 12 at 2:15, with the added matinee at 3:00 on August 15. Tickets are $33 to $35 depending on the performance.

Festival performances are held at the `62 Center for Theatre and Dance of Williams College at 1000 Main Street (Route 2) in Williamstown, Massachusetts.  The theatre is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices are available.

Photo by Joan Marcus: Roger Rees, Rob Campbell and Mark Blum