BREAKING THE CODE
by Hugh Whitemore
Directed by Ed Cohen
March 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 2024
(All performances at 8:00 PM)
Derek Jacobi took London and Broadway by storm in this exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II; he broke the complex German code called Enigma, enabling allied forces to foresee German maneuvers. Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war, no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the taboo against homosexuality. Turing, who was also the first to conceive of computers, was convicted of the criminal act of homosexuality and sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated. He died a suicide, forgotten and alone. This play is about who he was, what happened to him and why.
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Cast/Crew List:
- CAST (in order of appearance):
- Mick Ross – Ted Weil
- Alan Turing – Rick Grant
- Christopher Morcom – Parker Culp
- Sara Turing – Linda Callahan
- Ron Miller – Lawson Smith
- John Smith – Ron Cropper
- Dillwyn Knox – Forrest Fairley
- Pat Green – Rachel Mock
- Nikos – Elias Dean
- PRODUCTION TEAM
- Ed Cohen – Director
- Katie Ruwe – Stage Manager
- Rachel Scardina- Costumes