This March, the Covenant College Drama Association will present its production of Michael Frayn’s historical/physical mystery play Copenhagen. This play depicts German physicist Werner Heisenberg’s mysterious visit to Danish physicist Neils Bohr in occupied Denmark during World War II in September 1941. The two scientists, once colleagues, now find themselves on opposite sides of the war. Why did the visit destroy the men’s friendship? What did it have to do with the race to build the first atomic bomb? Heisenberg, Bohr, and Bohr’s wife, Margrethe, address questions of physics, philosophy, and ethics in Michael Frayn’s play, which deals with everything from quantum mechanics and the atomic bomb to human relationships and the loss of a child. As the character of Margrethe contemplates in the play’s opening, “Some questions remain long after their owners have died. Lingering like ghosts.” Charles Spencer of the Daily Telegraph says “Frayn makes ideas zing and sing in this play…It is impossible not to admire its elegant intelligence…” Robert Brustein of The New Republic calls it a “gripping intellectual exercise."

Physics student Justin Johns directs this intriguing mystery being preformed March 20, 21, and 27 at 8:00pm and March 28 at 2:30 pm in Sanderson Hall 215. Tickets can be purchased at the door (while seating is available). Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. For more information contact Iemima Ploscariu at (916) 642-3430.

The Cast of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn:

Werner Heisenberg Nathanael Booth

Niels Bohr David Anthony

Margrethe Bohr Kate Sarafolean