Wow. I love this play and the way it avails itself to a vast myriad of interpretations. It speaks so clearly to the idea that everyone's experience of someone else is different and individual and none is objectively true. Or maybe they are all objectively true in spite of their apparent contradictions. It's rare to find so much science and humanity coupled together in one piece. An excellent read!

Incredible play! Here's my mini-review for NPX: "Just saw a Ubiquitous Players’ reading of this remarkable play. Brilliantly written and intellectually challenging (and stimulating), 1=0 pits reality against lies, and belief in the unbelievable against blind adherence to traditionally accepted fact. The beautiful thing about this science-infused work is how Fardon leads the audience into a relatable middle ground between large theory and quantum small, and keeps it all very human (Lauren Gunderson, anyone?). The characters and the action tiptoe on the edge of absurdity while always remaining grounded . . . and accessible. Quite an achievement."

Fardon's 1=0 relies on an audience's perspective for its meaning. To paraphrase a character, "If you assume that something untrue is true, it expands what's possible." Depending on whom you believe in the story -- and a lot of what the audience sees and hears are reactions to revelations, not the revelations themselves -- Russell can be a refugee or a grifter, Molly can be a friend or a manipulator. Or, like the subatomic particles studied by Celeste, the protagonist, all the characters have the potential to be all of these at once. A wonderfully written play.