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Drama in the DNA

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January 4, 2016

Indra’s Net’s latest science play retells the tale of discovering the Double Helix. Read my review in the San Jose Mercury News and other BANG papers.

Laura Lowry as Rosalind Franklin in Indra's Net Theater's world premiere of Bruce Coughran's The Secret of Life. — Laura Lowry as Rosalind Franklin in Indra’s Net Theater’s world premiere of Bruce Coughran’s The Secret of Life.

Review: “Secret of Life” centers on race to solve mystery of DNA

The Secret of Life
Through January 17
Indra’s Net Theater
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA
www.indrasnettheater.com

Show #100 of 2015, attended December 27.

Tags: alan coyne bang bruce coughran indras net laura lowry luke brady matt weimer review sam tillis san jose mercury news Theater

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Sam Hurwitt

Man About Town

I’m a former freelance arts journalist and theater critic who also writes about books, comics, film, and other media. My work has been featured in American Theatre, San Francisco Chronicle, Theatre Bay Area, Marin Independent Journal, Variety, and more.

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