Beyond the Stage - Photograph 51

 Theater J is dedicated to taking its dialogues beyond the stage, offering an array of innovative public discussion forums and outreach programs which explore the theatrical, psychological and social elements of our art. We frequently partner with those of other faiths and communities, stressing the importance of interchange among a great variety of people wishing to take part in frank, humane conversations about conflict and culture. Theater J is proud to be both a top-flight performance company on the cutting-edge of new play development, and a civically-minded organization using theater as a springboard for engaging the community.  All panels are subject to change.  Please check back often for our most current line up.

All post-show discussions are FREE and OPEN TO EVERYONE

Wednesday, March 30: A Guided Gallery Tour will precede the evening performance of PHOTOGRAPH 51

GALLERY EXHIBITION: What Was There To Be Seen, the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery's newest exhibition featuring Carolyn Bernstein's Yew Tree Project and Kindra Crick's Paradigm Shift: Bonds and Binds. What Was There To Be Seen is an exhibition that focuses on the complexity of science and human biology as seen through the eyes of artists, Carolyn Bernstein and Kindra Crick. Each featured artist uses different techniques while employing scientific and medical imagery to convey emotions, experiences, fantasies and fears.

Thursday, March 31 at 9pm: A Conversation with Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); moderated by Martin Kessel Ph.D., Lab of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH; and with additional remarks from Mary Ann Liebert, Founder and Executive Vice President of the Rosalind Franklin Society

Wednesday, April 6: A Guided Gallery Tour will follow the matinee performance of PHOTOGRAPH 51, and precede the evening performance

GALLERY EXHIBITION: What Was There To Be Seen, the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery's newest exhibition featuring Carolyn Bernstein's Yew Tree Project and Kindra Crick's Paradigm Shift: Bonds and Binds. What Was There To Be Seen is an exhibition that focuses on the complexity of science and human biology as seen through the eyes of artists, Carolyn Bernstein and Kindra Crick. Each featured artist uses different techniques while employing scientific and medical imagery to convey emotions, experiences, fantasies and fears.

Wednesday, April 6 at 12:30pm: A Demonstration with Educators from the Carnegie Institution of Science - Isolating DNA from strawberries, featuring Maxine Singer (leading molecular biologist and science advocate, former President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington) and Toby Horn (Co-Director of the Carnegie Academy for Science Education)

Wednesday, April 6 at 9pm: A Conversation with Kindra Crick, Visual Artist and Grand-daughter of Francis Crick, moderated by Dafna Steinberg, Gallery Director of the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery

Thursday, April 7 at 9pm: A Conversation with the Cast of Photograph 51

Sunday, April 10 at 4:30pm: Women Scientists: Breaking Through the SiO2 silica + sodium carbonate Na2CO3 + CaCo3 Ceiling

• Moderated by Elaine Reuben: Board Member, The Feminist Press, one of  founding trustees of Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation of Greater Washington and a Theater J Council Member

• Catherine Didion: Director of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) of the National Research Council (NRC) and Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering
• Erika Milam: Professor of Science History, University of Maryland
• Alice Popejoy: Public Policy Fellow at the Association for Women in Science
• Dahlia Sokolov: Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the House Committee on Science and Technology

Sunday, April 17 at 4:30pm: DNA in the Twenty-First Century: A Look at Genetic Testing, in Partnership with Genetic Alliance

• Bethany Friedman, MS, CGC: Senior Genetic Counselor, GeneDX
• Alyson Krokosky, MS, CGC: Assistant Director of Genetics Resources and Services of the Genetic Alliance
• Jennifer Leib: Founding Partner of HealthFuture; lead advocate and strategist for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
• Michelle Huckaby Lewis, M.D., J.D.: Research Scholar at the Genetics and Public Policy Center and the Berman Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins

Thursday, April 21: A Guided Gallery Tour will precede the evening performances of PHOTOGRAPH 51

GALLERY EXHIBITION: What Was There To Be Seen, the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery's newest exhibition featuring Carolyn Bernstein's Yew Tree Project and Kindra Crick's Paradigm Shift: Bonds and Binds. What Was There To Be Seen is an exhibition that focuses on the complexity of science and human biology as seen through the eyes of artists, Carolyn Bernstein and Kindra Crick. Each featured artist uses different techniques while employing scientific and medical imagery to convey emotions, experiences, fantasies and fears.

Sunday, April 24 at 4:30pm – The Path Less Taken: Gender Equity in Science Education

• Moderated by Elaine Reuben: Board Member, The Feminist Press, one of  founding trustees of Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation of Greater Washington and a Theater J Council Member

• Avis H. Cohen: Professor, Department of Biology and Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland & Director, ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence
• Christianne Corbett: Co-author of the American Association of University Women’s 2010 report Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• Toby Horn: Co-Director of the Carnegie Academy for Science Education at the Carnegie Institution for Science
• Celestine H. Pea, Program Director, National Science Foundation
• Kathryn Sandberg: Director, Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging and Disease, Georgetown University