A Number at The Ancram Center for the Arts

A Number, written by Caryl Churchill (Cloud 9, Top Girls), is a psychological thriller set in the near future that examines identity, nature versus nurture, and the ethics of scientific advancement through the story of a father and his three sons, two of whom are clones of the first. First staged in 2002, the play has been praised for its intellectual depth and structural elegance, with The London Daily Telegraph calling it "magnificent... moving, thought-provoking and dramatically thrilling." Critics have noted that Churchill's work was ahead of its time, anticipating contemporary questions about cloning and artificial intelligence. Ancram Center for the Arts presents A Number September 25 through October 11, 2026.