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Legacy Of Light
''Legacy of Light'' is a play by Karen Zacarias that explores the similarities and differences between the lives of women scientists in the 1700s and the present day. Karen Zacarias is a playwright-in-residence for the Arena Stage in Washington D.C., where her contemporary comedy premiered on May 8, 2009. ''Legacy of Light'' shows two different worlds and the themes that connect them, including the properties of love and light, motherhood, and career vs family. Along with connecting two different time periods, Karen has connect two different types of characters. The play features an ensemble of six characters that include two historical figures: Emilie du Châtelet and Voltaire. Synopsis Act 1 The play begins France during the 1700s, minutes after Saint-Lambert and Emilie have had relations. Voltaire enters and engages in a sword fight with Saint-Lambert. After Saint-Lambert exits, Voltaire shares his feelings for Emilie and his disdain for Emilie’s relations with Lambert. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than mere Reading (process), reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright. Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End theatre, West End and New York City's Broadway theatre, Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world – to Regional theater in the United States, regional theatre, community theatre, and academic productions at universities and schools. A stage play is specifically crafted for performance on stage, distinct from works meant for broadcast or cinematic adaptation. They are presented on a stage before a live audience. Some dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, have shown little preference for whether their plays are performed or read. The term "play" encompasses the written texts of playwrights and their complete theatrical renditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Zacarias
Karen ZacarÃas is an American playwright. She is known for her play ''Mariela in the Desert''. It was the winner of the National Latino Playwriting Award and a finalist for other prizes. ''Mariela in the Desert'' was debuted at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. ZacarÃas is the founder of the Young Playwrights' Theater located in Washington, D.C. Early life ZacarÃas received her Bachelors in Arts from Stanford University in 1991 and then went on to pursue her Masters in Creative Writing at Boston University in 1995. ZacarÃas comes from an artistic family from Mexico. Her grandfather, Miguel ZacarÃas, was a movie director and writer during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1930s and 1940s. ZacarÃas initially resisted pursuing an artistic career. She said: Career She was the first playwright-in-residence at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. She has written several plays, including ''The Book Club Play'', ''Legacy of Light'', ''Mariela in the Desert'', ''The Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilie Du Châtelet
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (; 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French mathematician and physicist. Her most recognized achievement is her philosophical magnum opus, ''Institutions de Physique'' (Paris, 1740, first edition; ''Foundations of Physics''). She then revised the text substantially for a second edition with the slightly modified title ''Institutions physiques'' (Paris, 1742). It circulated widely, generated heated debates, and was translated into German and Italian in 1743. The ''Institutions'' covers a wide range of topics, including the principles of knowledge, the existence of God, hypotheses, space, time, matter and the forces of nature. Several chapters treat Newton's theory of universal gravity and associated phenomena. Later in life, she translated into French, and wrote an extensive commentary on, Isaac Newton's ''Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica''. The text, published posthumously in 1756, is still c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, philosopher (''philosophe''), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially Criticism of the Catholic Church, of the Roman Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including Stageplay, plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and even scientific Exposition (narrative), expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties and was at constant risk from the strict censorship laws of the Catholic French monarchy. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
