Main Content
Darwin in Malibu
by Crispin Whittell
May 2–16, 2009
Johnson Theater, TPAC
Regional Premiere
Darwin in Malibu
Charles Darwin—120 years after his death—is hanging out in a beach house overlooking the Pacific with a girl young enough to be his daughter. His peace is rudely disturbed when his old friend Thomas Huxley arrives, closely followed by the Bishop of Oxford. And Darwin suddenly finds himself entangled in an enthralling and thought-provoking comedy about God, science, and plastic surgery. You may think you know how such a discussion would go between the father of evolution and one of evolution’s most outspoken critics in his day, but you will be surprised.
Copeland Says
“Crispin Whittell’s Darwin in Malibu was just about the most universally popular play among the staff when we were going through the selection process for the season. It’s a just-published play in America—first produced in England—and I was very drawn to it because it made me laugh and made me think —my favorite combination."
"Fiercely intelligent…an exceptionally spry play with big ideas and a big heart.” – The Guardian (London)
Show Calendar
| April 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|||
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21
|
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
||
| May 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2
|
|||||
3 |
4 |
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10 |
11 |
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
||||||
Calendar Key
- Regular Season Shows
- Special Holiday Show
- Special Events
- Meet and Greet the Cast
- Tennessee Rep InDepth
- Talk Back
- Tennessee Rep UNclassified