History Science Theatre Matheatre

Rosalind Franklin, an expert on coal and carbons, leaves her homeland of England to embark on a new opportunity in Paris--where she learns the experimental skill that will change the course of her career.
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman
Edited by Ricky Coates
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Llysa Holland as Adrienne Weill
Andrew Litzky as Jacques Mering
Ricky Coates as Vittorio Luzzati
 
Llysa Holland and Andrew Litzky are the "artistic instigators" of the Seattle-based company, theater simple. Their podcast, Park Bench, invites people to "have a seat and have chat" and is currently exploring the civic issues of VOTING, CITIZENSHIP and CREATIVITY in their mini-series Covid Conversations. You can find theater simple’s Park Bench podcast on Podbean or at theatersimple.org. They hope you think globally and act locally.
Stay tuned for Episode Two!

An unexpected visitor leaves Rosalind with a dilemma about the scientific mysteries of biological life...and the series of choices that add up to the life of every individual. 
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman;
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman;
Edited by Ricky Coates;
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Ricky Coates as Vittorio Luzzati
Chris Martinez as JT Randall

 
Chris Martinez is a Seattle-based actor, lover of Irish whiskies and good stories, and all around great friend. You can follow him on Instagram at topher.martinez.
Stay tuned for Episode Three!

Rosalind's first day at King's College yields quite a few surprises.
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman;
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman;
Edited by Ricky Coates;
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Charlie Borchert as The Opinionated Passerby
Chris Martinez as JT Randall
Alec Schillinger as Raymond Gosling
Sam Kean as Maurice Wilkins
 
Charlie Borchert is a member of the  Retro-futurist art rock band Bad September, weaving narratives of desire and loss in a steampunk world careening into war. Their latest album, “The Second Opium Wars” tells the story of the Great War between East and West, chronicling the rise and fall of the mighty Transnational Relay and exploring themes of dreams, loss, and mechanization. You can hear this album and more by Bad September at badseptember.bandcamp.com. 
 
Alec Schillinger composes and produces electronic music under the name Companion Jams. You can find Alec on twitter at @CompanionJams and on youtube, soundcloud, and bandcamp! You can even commission Companion Jams for all your original electronic music needs.
Stay tuned for Episode Four!

Rosalind and Gosling make a big discovery about DNA, and get swept up in big conflict in the lab.
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman;
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman;
Edited by Ricky Coates;
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Alec Schillinger as Raymond Gosling
Sam Kean as Maurice Wilkins
Chris Martinez as JT Randall
 
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of five pop science books--including The Disappearing Spoon, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Violinist's Thumb, Caesar's Last Breath and The Bastard Brigade. He is also the host of The Disappearing Spoon podcast, presenting topsy-turvy real life science stories where the footnotes become the story. Find The Disappearing Spoon podcast at www.samkean.com/podcast.
Stay tuned for Episode Five!

Amid escalating tensions at Kings College, a pair of visitors throw a twist into Rosalind's research. 
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman;
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman;
Edited by Ricky Coates;
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Alec Schillinger as Raymond Gosling
Sam Kean as Maurice Wilkins

Joe McMorrow as Francis Crick


Marc Gutman as James Watson

 
Marc Gutman is a former math teacher and co-founder of Matheatre (along with Sadie Bowman). Marc’s parody songs about Calculus back in the mid-2000s launched a thousand ships, including this one.
Joe McMorrow collaborates with Marc on Matheatre’s sister project, icanhasmath. Together Marc and Joe have produced an expansive repertoire of math songs, available at icanhasmath.bandcamp.com.
Stay tuned for Episode Six!

Rosalind makes some hard choices about her own life as the structure of life itself begins to be revealed.
History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 
Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam
Script by Ricky Coates and Sadie Bowman;
Music and lyrics by Sadie Bowman;
Edited by Ricky Coates;
Outtro orchestration by Joe McMorrow
 
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Sadie Bowman as Rosalind Franklin
Alec Schillinger as Raymond Gosling
Marc Gutman as James Watson
Sam Kean as Maurice Wilkins

Joe McMorrow as Francis Crick

 
Join us at Patreon.com/matheatre for exclusive materials including historical notes and bonus episodes that delve deeper into the science of the show!
Sadie Bowman and Ricky Coates are the co-artistic directors of Matheatre, using live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. We offer a variety of live, interactive distance learning programs, as well as fully produced touring stage shows (once it's safe to be back out on tour again). Find out how to book us at www.matheatre.com.
Stay tuned for Episode Seven!