tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.comments2011-04-09T00:02:51.115-07:00George Street Playhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02595733219620736949noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-24122204977882384522010-05-20T13:38:21.998-07:002010-05-20T13:38:21.998-07:00Aside from the biological-science errors in the play (discussed briefly with David Saint last night before the talkback) there are several errors in physics:<br /><br />1. There is no relationship between the physical-science big-bang theory and the biological-science theory of evolution by descent with modification. Creationists like to conflate them, but they are different theories not connected with each other.<br /><br />2. Under the big-bang theory the universe did not &quot;expand&quot; from the &quot;size of a grain of rice&quot; to any given size in the &quot;first trillionth of a second&quot;. Under the theory, the universe has always been &quot;expanding&quot;. There was a brief period of &quot;inflation&quot; that lasted from time 10^-36 seconds to 10^-33 seconds from subatomic size to roughly the size of a golf ball, but that was long before a trillionth (10^-12 or, if you are in Europe, 10^-18) of a second had elapsed. And it wasn&#39;t 15 billion years ago, but 13.3 to 13.9 billion years ago.<br /><br />3. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is classically described as the inability to know simultaneously with exactitude both the position and momentum (not velocity) of a particle.<br /><br />4. Although Heisenberg initially described the uncertainty principle in terms of the disturbance of a particle caused by measuring its location by a photon that changes its momentum, this is misleading and inaccurate: The uncertainty principle is a property of the system, not merely an observer effect. See the explanation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenberg_uncertainty#Uncertainty_principle_and_observer_effect" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />5. Physics (and biology) aside, the play conflates Claire&#39;s quest for spirituality and a miracle cure with an interest in Genesis, which is unconnected with either spirituality or miracles.<br /><br />6. Although not an error as such, the repetition by Reggie (the atheist) of Christian-derived expletives (e.g., &quot;Jesus Christ!&quot;) gets tedious.<br /><br />The presentation of issues in the play would be improved by removing the distractions caused by scientific errors.<br /><br />Paul AmbosPaul (A.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07543357437252555101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-27471322191913336642009-01-20T13:53:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:53:00.000-08:00I'm in his class right now! WHAT A GUY! You have right to have ManiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-54958407960745481732009-01-20T13:51:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:51:00.000-08:00We're in his class right now! AND HE'S A MANIAJust Addhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337465443353612895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-10912102211977890202008-11-26T12:58:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:58:00.000-08:00Tell Anders Cato "Great Work" - <BR/>He is an outstanding director. Always admire his work at the Berkshires....Let's hope NYC takes notice and gets him to Broadway.<BR/><BR/>Have a great run folks - Show sounds awesome - Wish I could see it. Sounds like fabulous cast, plus you have David who is an excellent actor. Go get'em!Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-78077302795096770732008-03-21T12:46:00.000-07:002008-03-21T12:46:00.000-07:00Theatre did ROCK that night and for more information on similar events, you can go to <A HREF="http://www.njtheatrealliance.org/who_we_are/services/TheatreRocks.html" REL="nofollow">Theatre ROCKS!</A> on the New Jersey Theatre Alliance website for more events. Thanks to George Street Playhouse for hosting a fabulous evening!APASO Marketing Committeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735857248863075392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-83817997061894628032007-12-23T17:11:00.000-08:002007-12-23T17:11:00.000-08:00Dear GSP,<BR/><BR/>My wife and I just returned home from seeing the last performance of "Doubt." One of the best plays we've ever seen performed at GSP. The actors were great fits for the characters each of them portrayed.<BR/><BR/>Could we resolve our doubts? My wife felt that the deciding factor for her came when the mother reveals that her son is gay (boy, we didn't see this one coming even as PFLAG parents. Great job). That made her feel only compassion for the priest, that he was only trying to protect the boy's 1964 "taboo." As for me, I felt more information/evidence was needed (disclaimer here, I'm an attorney). What, if anything, did Father McGinn (since I don't have the script, I'm not sure of the spelling) know of how the boy got the wine? Or, for that matter, how did Father Flynn know the boy had gotten the wine in an illicit manner warranting removal of him as an altar boy? And what of the boy, what would he have said if he had been questioned about what happened? Why would he have wanted to get the wine anyway, knowing (may we assume that?) that doing so would result in removal as an altar boy if caught?<BR/><BR/>But if Father Flynn is innocent, then why does he back down when grilled by Sister Aloysius with her false past history accusations? If they are false, why doesn't he stand up to her since he knows they are false (they really are false, aren't they? Or is it possible that while the sister made the story up, there really is something sinister in the priest's past he thinks she now knows but she doesn't?).<BR/><BR/>I also question the very last scene. Sister Aloysius breaks down admitting doubt. After consistently claiming no doubt through 99% of the play, at the very end suddenly she has doubt?! Just because Sister James tells her that Father Flynn has gotten himself promoted? Maybe I missed something, but the ending just doesn't seem credible to me. I vote for doubting the Sister's new found doubt.<BR/><BR/>Too many unasked and unanswered questions. And so my doubt must remain.<BR/><BR/>Barry FulmerBFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731708791118587389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801514891826133732.post-5100528596056021982007-12-04T09:40:00.000-08:002007-12-04T09:40:00.000-08:00It's so tricky! I felt sure he was innocent when I saw the play - and that the sister had something happen to her in her past that made may have clouded her judgment. Did others feel that way?<BR/><BR/>I loved the play! It is great to leave the theatre with so much to talk about.KBnoreply@blogger.com