DCTheatreScene - Recommended

What we see is the grace and elegance of Einstein's theories, as represented by the grace and elegance of the actors on stage, who slow down and speed up in concert with Einstein’s theories of time, and of Vicki Davis’ clever and lovely set, which helps us understand what a slender, glassy reed reality is.
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Washington Post - Recommended

"...On the whole, though, Holderness has managed to link language, design and physicality in a way that’s interesting and resonant, and her cast is quite competent. Adam Segaller, in particular, lends the production a much-needed center of gravity, portraying a dapper Einstein who has very little interest in focusing on people, rather than physics. (You can almost see the equations toggling through this guy’s head.) Burning Coal company member Jonathan Fitts brings welcome low-key bonhomie to the part of Besso, Einstein’s friend and co-worker at the patent office. (At one point, the production’s chairs get clustered together to form a boat in which the two colleagues go fishing.)"
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