The Physicists is a weird little play. Which makes it a great choice for
Dark & Stormy Productions, which specializes in weird and darkly funny little plays.
Written in 1961 by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt (who also wrote
The Visit which Frank Theatre, also a purveyor of weird little plays, produced in 2018),
The Physicists is a rumination on science, scientists, and the responsibility they bear for the deeds done with their work (I couldn't help but be reminded of the film
Oppenheimer, which I recently watched on a transatlantic flight). As usual it's well-designed, -acted, and -directed by Dark & Stormy for an entertaining, baffling, and disturbing evening of theater. Since they've once again wisely programmed the show in this dark time between Minnesota Fringe Festival and the start of the new season, you have ample opportunity to
see it at Gremlin Theatre now through September 15 (with next door Lake Monster Brewing and King Coil Spirits providing great dinner-and-a-show or drink-and-a-show opportunities).
