Leap by Lauren Gunderson

Young Cambridge student, Isaac Newton, is sent home from London due to the plague closing the schools. While he is biding his time away in his family's small farm in rural England a pair of brilliant young sisters come to him with a strange and beguiling proposal. The play explores the inspiration for Newton's amazing discoveries in 1664 including gravity, optics, and calculus. Based on scientific and...
Young Cambridge student, Isaac Newton, is sent home from London due to the plague closing the schools. While he is biding his time away in his family's small farm in rural England a pair of brilliant young sisters come to him with a strange and beguiling proposal. The play explores the inspiration for Newton's amazing discoveries in 1664 including gravity, optics, and calculus. Based on scientific and historical fact, Leap infuses myth, biography and science into a new story about one of Western culture's greatest minds. LEAP is an inventive synthesis of science, history, and a little bit of feminist magic.

One of Gunderson's earliest science plays written while still an undergrad at Emory University.
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Leap

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    21 Apr. 2021
    “ A marvelous journey following Isaac Newton and the amazing discoveries of science! Fantastic! ”
  • Lainie Vansant:
    23 Aug. 2020
    “ A fascinating, imaginative look at science, imagination, and how they come about. Nicely pandemic-themed, great roles for young women, and lots of Gunderson's signature sense of humor. A really nice piece - check it out! ”

2 men, 3 women

Development History

  • Workshop
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    Theatre Emory
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    2002

Production History

  • Professional
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    Theatre Emory
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    2003