| Author |
Djerassi, Carl |
| Year |
2012 |
| Publisher |
London: Imperial College Press |
| Number of pages |
130 |
| Keywords |
chemistry |
Abstract
Amazon (2012):
This book examines the questions What can science do for the theatre? and What can
the theatre do for science? which raise challenges for both theatre professionals
and scientists. Unusually, this book deals with plays first and foremost as reading
material as texts to be read alone or in dramatic readings rather than emphasizing
performances on the stage. Concrete examples are given to demonstrate the potential
pedagogic value of using the dialogic style and plot structure of plays in science,
with a special focus on chemistry. Very few books have dealt with the subject of science-in-theatre
and virtually none with chemistry-in-theatre. Texts of the author's two recent plays,
'Insufficiency' and 'Phallacy', are included in their entirety to offer concrete examples
of plays dealing with actual (rather than invented) chemistry. 'Insufficiency' represents
an example from the field of beer and champagne bubbles, where the topics of academic
tenure and fashion in chemistry are analyzed, whereas in 'Phallacy', a case history
of the similarities and differences between science and art is presented for debate.
