The Heat of the Suns Rays: An Earth Week Theater-Science Conversation with Caltech Climate Dynamics
- Public Event
An exclusive sneak peek at scenes from one of the upcoming readings of a new science-driven play from the MACH 33 Festival, produced by Theater Arts Caltech. Stay for a special discussion will follow the reading with the playwrights and climate scientists! Food to follow the event.
The Heat of the Suns Rays
by Katherine Vondy
directed by Jessie Lee Mills
Science Advisors: Olivia Alcabes and Zhaoyi Shen
In ancient Greece, Cassandra has visions of what is going to happen during the Trojan War. In 19th-century London, a group of academics gathers to discuss the world's latest scientific developments. And in 2024 Phoenix, a young woman and her grandmother grapple with a historic Arizonan heat wave. What strange thread unites these faraway people, places, and times? Only the groundbreaking work of early American climatologist Eunice Newton Foote can reveal the connection.
More info: tacit.caltech.edu/mach33