Capacity

by Rebecca Louise Miller

Mileva Maric has come unstuck in time.

A brilliant physicist and mathemetician, she'd blazed a trail through Europe’s most selective academies, a nearly impossible feat for a woman at the turn of the 19th century. She seemed destined for greatness until she collided with another rising star: a fellow student named Albert Einstein.

Over the course of the play, Mileva steps in and out of her own memory...

Mileva Maric has come unstuck in time.

A brilliant physicist and mathemetician, she'd blazed a trail through Europe’s most selective academies, a nearly impossible feat for a woman at the turn of the 19th century. She seemed destined for greatness until she collided with another rising star: a fellow student named Albert Einstein.

Over the course of the play, Mileva steps in and out of her own memory; reenacting her meteoric love story with Albert, and bearing witness to the devastating series of losses that left her literally paralyzed with grief.

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Capacity

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  • David Templeton: Capacity by Rebecca Louise Miller
    “

    For nearly two decades, I happily reviewed theater in Sonoma County, and to this day, Rebecca Louise Miller’s "Capacity" (at Main Stage West theater) remains one of the most emotionally satisfying theatrical experiences I enjoyed during those years. Gorgeously written, tenderly structured and at times bracingly surreal, this "cosmic anti–love story" (to borrow a line from my 2016 review) is honest, insightful, pleasantly strange and compellingly lovely and, yes, even a bit romantic.

    For nearly two decades, I happily reviewed theater in Sonoma County, and to this day, Rebecca Louise Miller’s "Capacity" (at Main Stage West theater) remains one of the most emotionally satisfying theatrical experiences I enjoyed during those years. Gorgeously written, tenderly structured and at times bracingly surreal, this "cosmic anti–love story" (to borrow a line from my 2016 review) is honest, insightful, pleasantly strange and compellingly lovely and, yes, even a bit romantic.

    ”

Character Information

  • Mileva
    21-70s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Albert
    19-70s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Helene
    20 to 40s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • Actor 1 - DOCTOR, GROSSMAN, SOLOVINE
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Actor 2 - NURSE, HELENE, BILJANA, PAULINE
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • Actor 3 - BESSO, HERMANN, HABICHT
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Reading, Lark Play Development Center, 2016

Production History

  • Professional, Main Stage West, 2016

Awards

  • North Bay Theater's Top Ten Torn Tickets
    North Bay Bohemian (Newspaper)
    2016