The Hard Problem

Run Time:
One hour and 40 minutes

Ages: 13+

Closing: January 06, 2019

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Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

Run Type Limited Run

Market Off-Broadway

Previews October 25, 2018

In Tom Stoppard's THE HARD PROBLEM, Hilary (to be played by Adelaide Clemens) is a young psychology researcher at the Krohl Institute for Brain Science where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is "the hard problem" facing science, and for Hilary the possibility of genuine altruism, without a hidden Darwinian self-interest, depends on the answer. Meanwhile she is nursing a private sorrow. She needs a miracle and is prepared to pray for one.

The Hard Problem - 2018 - Off-Broadway Cast

John Patrick Doherty

Robert Petkoff

Nina Grollman

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TV: First Look At Tom Stoppard's THE HARD PROBLEM at Lincoln Center Theater! Photo

TV: First Look At Tom Stoppard's THE HARD PROBLEM at Lincoln Center Theater!
by A.A. Cristi - November 27, 2018

Lincoln Center Theater presents The Hard Problem, a new play by Tom Stoppard, directed by Jack O'Brien.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE HARD PROBLEM Photo

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE HARD PROBLEM
by Monroe George - November 21, 2018

Lincoln Center Theater presents The Hard Problem, a new play by Tom Stoppard, to be directed by Jack O'Brien. The production features Eshan Bay, Adelaide Clemens, John Patrick Doherty, Nina Grollman, Katie Beth Hall, Eleanor Handley, Olivia Hebert, Sagar Kiran, Chris O'Shea, Madeleine Pace, Robert Petkoff, Tara Summers, Jon Tenney, Baylen Thomas, Kim N. Wong, and Karoline Xu. The Hard Problem began performances Thursday, October 25 and opened Monday night, November 19 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street).

BWW Review: Tom Stoppard's THE HARD PROBLEM Debates The Existence of Selfless Acts Photo

BWW Review: Tom Stoppard's THE HARD PROBLEM Debates The Existence of Selfless Acts
by Michael Dale - November 20, 2018

Yes, in the world of Tom Stoppard, post-coital pillow talk can be a debate about human consciousness and whether or not altruism truly exists. After all, nobody said anything about THE HARD PROBLEM was going to be easy.

Photo Flash: First Look at Lincoln Center's THE HARD PROBLEM Photo

Photo Flash: First Look at Lincoln Center's THE HARD PROBLEM
by Julie Musbach - November 2, 2018

Lincoln Center Theater presents The Hard Problem, a new play by Tom Stoppard, to be directed by Jack O'Brien.

Adelaide Clemens to Lead Lincoln Center Theater's THE HARD PROBLEM Photo

Adelaide Clemens to Lead Lincoln Center Theater's THE HARD PROBLEM
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2018

Lincoln Center Theater has announced full casting for its upcoming production of THE HARD PROBLEM, a new play by Tom Stoppard, to be directed by Jack O'Brien.

Adelaide Clemens to Lead Lincoln Center Theater's THE HARD PROBLEM
by Julie Musbach - September 6, 2018