Copenhagen

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Copenhagen, written by Michael Frayn, premiered at the Seattle Repertory Theater, marking the beginning of its 40th season. Frayn accomplishes a perfect mix of science and theater in this intellectual play which won a Tony award in 2000. Frayn explores the scientific ethics in the nuclear age and ambiguity of motives with the help of an elusive 1941 meeting between two of the world's top nuclear physicists of the time, Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. The role that Heisenberg played at this meeting is under heated debate throughout the scientific community. Undoubtedly, these two men invented the 20th century field of quantum physics; Bohr being referring to as the Pope with Einstein being God leaving Heisenberg to play the role of either Jesus or the Devil which is the core story of the play. The play looks at a verity of answers to the perplexing question: "Why did Heisenberg come to Copenhagen"?

In 1941, Heisenberg, the head of Nazi Germany's nuclear research, left Germany to visit his mentor, the eminent Danish physicist Bohr, and his wife Margreth

The costumes, designed by Rose Pederson, at first seemed to be a hindrance in the plausibility of the play. Bohr's clothing was the only costume that seemed to fit the time frame of the play, wearing a grey three piece suit including the pocket watch on a chain reminiscent of the late 40's. Heisenberg, dressed in a blue suit, gave me the impression that he would have fit better in the early 70's. Worst of all would have to be Mrs. Bohr's outfit, the dress and sweater coat looked as if she just got back from shopping in the 80's. It then dawned on me that the costumes that they were wearing fit the same time periods that they all died in. This hidden fact served well since the play is based on an after death meeting. Although it was a creative endeavor it exponentially decreased the believability of Owens's character.

Basically the combination of the cast, crew, Frayn's interpretation and dramatization of the events that transpired in 1941 does exactly what it is supposed to do. Make you think and draw your own conclusions of "Why did Heisenberg com

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