From: faculty-admin@cs.washington.edu [mailto:faculty-admin@cs.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Hank Levy
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:27 PM
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Subject: “Breaking the Code”
FYI, there is a Seattle theater group (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) that will be putting on the play “Breaking the Code” from September 8 through October 8 on Capital Hill. The play is about Alan Turing, one of the fathers of computer science, focusing on his role in the development of the computer to break the German Enigma code during WWII, which had a significant impact on the outcome of the war. It also deals with his persecution/prosecution as a homosexual in England at that time, which led to his suicide (just last year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a formal apology for Britain’s treatment of Turing — better late than never, I guess).
The play ran briefly on Broadway in 1987 and was nominated for several Tony Awards. There was also a BBC TV version that was broadcast on PBS.
Tickets are $15 for students, seniors, or on Thursdays — otherwise $30 regular price. More info here:
http://www.strawshop.org/nowplaying_folder/code/codeprogram.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Theatre_Workshop
A review of the 1987 version of the play appeared in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966030,00.html
hank