In each issue of D&T, we bring you five suggested plays for studying and performing with your students. This time, we are bringing you six! Playwright Claudia Barnett introduces us to her latest publication Aristotle's Wife: 6 Short Plays about Women in Science – a collection of plays that captures the complexities of balancing the scientific mind with the feminine need.
A short play inspired by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Cast: 2F
Synopsis: It's 1924, and young Harvard astronomers Cecilia Payne and Adelaide Ames are celebrating an ‘impossible’ achievement.
Why it's great: Darkness, stars, and two stellar actors are all you need to stage this poetic tribute to the woman who thought to ask what our universe is made of. This play can be glorious with just two flashlights.
A short play inspired by Pythias of Assos
Cast: 1F, 1M
Synopsis: Aristotle and his new bride are examining the natural world with clinical objectivity – until she forces him to realise they're part of it.
Why it's great: The wind, the sun, the sea: this play subtly transports us to an innocent island long, long ago, where we encounter the great philosopher and his playful, young wife. But wait! Is she smarter than he is? And is there something she needs to tell him?
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