{"id":1237,"date":"2021-07-30T20:13:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T01:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1237"},"modified":"2021-08-13T20:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T01:21:14","slug":"dr-oxs-experiment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1237","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ox\u2019s Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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full-length play produced in 2003 at the Playwrights\u2019 Center
based on the 1874 novel** by Jules Verne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town of Quiquendone, where the action unfolds, is a most unusual place. People live together in harmony, no one is troubled by passion, and everything moves very, very slowly. The explanation? Oxygen-poor air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then one day a famous scientist comes to town. He has been hired to build a gasworks and install a modern street-lighting system, but really he\u2019s increasing the oxygen level. And every time Dr. Ox turns the dial of his machine, life in Quiquendone gets a little crazier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ox\u2019s Experiment<\/em> is more than just a charming fantasy. It’s a comic parable in the vein of Candide<\/em> and Gulliver\u2019s Travels<\/em>, a smart, funny, fast-paced show that raises some serious questions about science and human behavior. It was written for adults, but children over the age of 7 should enjoy it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cast: 6M, 2F<\/p>\n\n\n\n

** adapted as a 1998 opera by Gavin Bryars but never before, to the best of our knowledge, adapted as a play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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