In 2022, Pulse presented Strings Attached by Carole Buggé, directed by Alexa Kelly–– an exciting new American play which invites us into the world of physics aboard an unparalleled train ride!
Based on the real train journey of 3 physicists that took place in 1999, Strings Attached looks at life, love, and personal loss. It looks at faith, destiny, and who is controlling OUR strings? It makes us wonder if there is such a thing as parallel universes. Do alternate realities exist?
THE STORY In 1999, three physicists, Burt Ovrut, Neil Turok and Paul Steinhardt, boarded a train from Cambridge to London to attend a performance of Michael Frayn’s new play, Copenhagen. En route, they discovered a theory of the Big Bang.
Using this trip as a starting point, the fictional story of Strings Attached adds love, relationships and personal loss to the dynamic of these three. Additionally, the appearances of Isaac Newton, Marie Curie and Max Planck offer another “realm of reality”, insight into their contributions, and earthy humour. We are left with the message that despite its strife, life is still a thing of ultimate beauty. Through faith or science (or sometimes both) one must believe and persist, just like physics.
- ROBYNE PARRISH, BRIAN RICHARDSON & PAUL SCHOEFFLER in Strings Attached. (Photo by John Quilty)
JONATHAN HADLEY and PAUL SCHOEFFLER in Strings Attached. (Photo by John Quilty)
“Strings Attached might be the smartest play on a current New York stage. Excellent acting. Alexa Kelly’s direction is smooth; her blocking is outstanding.”
– Philip Dorian, Scene on Stage
“The cast is excellent. Director Alexa Kelly maintains an easy, natural tempo that gives space for both comedy and drama.”
– Sarah Downs, TheFrontRowCenter.com
ROBYNE PARRISH and BRIAN RICHARDSON in Strings Attached. (Photo by John Quilty)
“Enjoyable, well written and well performed. I barely passed a science class in my educational life, but somehow, I felt moved and oddly smarter after seeing ‘Strings Attached.”
– Michele Willens, Stage Right …Or Not, Robin Hood Radio
STRINGS ATTACHED was performed August 29th – October 1st, 2022 on Theatre Row, NYC.