TRUTH VALUES Returns To Central Square Theater

Following sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco, as well as a critically acclaimed run at Central Square Theater last year, Catalyst Collaborative@MIT welcomes back Gioia De Cari's one-woman tour-de-force, TRUTH VALUES: ONE GIRL'S ROMP THROUGH MIT'S MALE MATH MAZE. In her autobiographical solo show, writer/performer and recovering mathematician, De Cari offers her opinion on the question: Are women inherently inferior to men in math and science, as Lawrence Summers, then President of Harvard, suggested in 2005? TRUTH VALUES will play at Central Square Theater September 8th through September 26th, with press night set for Thursday, September 9th at 7:30 PM.

TRUTH VALUES returns to the Central Square Theater after a sensational run last fall, which captivated critics and audiences. Originally scheduled for an 8 day run, an additional week was added due to overwhelming audience demand, with the entire engagement selling out. After its success at Central Square Theater, TRUTH VALUES went on to sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco.

In TRUTH VALUES: ONE GIRL'S ROMP THROUGH MIT'S MALE MATH MAZE, Gioia De Cari shares her experiences in the exotic boys club of higher mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While making the most of the comic absurdity of being pawed by nerds, asked to serve cookies at a seminar, and retaliating with provocative fashion experiments, TRUTH VALUES is also a serious exploration of the world of elite mathematics and the role of women in science.

Nominated for Best Solo Performance of 2009 by the Independent Reviewer of New England and winner of Outstanding Solo Show at the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival, TRUTH VALUES has been hailed by critics and audiences alike.

Following select performances of TRUTH VALUES, Central Square Theater will host an Open Mic inspired by NPR's The Moth. Storytellers of all ages and backgrounds convene to share their own recollections and anecdotes, in the style of De Cari's own memoir. For more information about this and other special events, visit www.centralsquaretheater.org

TRUTH VALUES, is directed by Miriam Eusebio, a member of Lincoln Center Theater's Directors Lab and the recipient of two Off-Off-Broadway Review awards for excellence. De Cari's second solo show, TRUTH VALUES received a Puffin Foundation grant and was developed with legendary coach Wynn Handman, (who discovered and coached John Leguizamo), as well as solo show expert Matt Hoverman, a Drama Desk nominee and collaborator on the award winning solo show, Bridezilla Strikes Back. De Cari's first solo play, The 9th Envelope, which she wrote and performed, received a rave in the Off-Off-Broadway Review: "Dazzling performance . . . Captivating."

Information about talkbacks and special events can be found at www.centralsquaretheater.org.

TRUTH VALUES plays Wednesday, September 8th through Sunday, September 26th at the Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets are priced at $40; $30 for seniors, $25 for students with valid ID; student rush tickets can be purchased the day of the show for $20 when available. Tickets can be purchased by calling (866) 811-4111, online at www.centralsquaretheater.org, or at the Central Square Theater box office. For box office hours, group discounts, and more info call (617) 576-9278 x210.

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