Legacy of Light (Regional, McCarter Theatre - Matthews Stage, 2025) | Playbill

Legacy of Light

Regional
Play


SYNOPSIS:

What is the science of love?

In Princeton, New Jersey, a brilliant astrophysicist tries to become a mother. Meanwhile—300 years earlier, in France—a mathematician, scientist, and lover to Voltaire finds out she’s about to become one. From the writer of Native Gardens and Destiny of Desire a bright and funny new play about life, the universe, and parenthood.



Directed by Sarah Rasmussen