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Ada and the Memory Engine presented by Central Works

Central Works at the Berkeley City Club
Berkeley, CA

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Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Gary Graves

A new play set on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. Estranged daughter of the notorious leader of the Romantic Movement, Lord Byron, young Ada only knows her father through his poetry--nothing more than a haunting memory from the past. But Ada sees the boudless creative potential in the "analytic engines" of her friend and soul-mate, Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge...a world she will not live to see. Jane Austin meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age of modern times.

World Premiere #49: A Central Works Method Musical

Featuring: Kevin Clarke*, Josh Schell, Kat Zdan*, and Jan Zvaifler. Production team: Tammy Berlin, Vanessa Ramos, Travis Santell Rowland, Gregory Scharpen & Debbie Shelley.

Special music: The Kilbanes
Producing partner: Playwrights Foundation
Production sponsors:: Kathleen Kahn, Erica Nietfeld

*member AEA

Oct 17 - Nov 22
Previews Oct 15 & 16 (Oct 15 tickets are only available at the door)
Thursday-Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
The show runs 90 minutes without an intermission.
Post-show Talk-backs: Sunday Oct 18 & Nov 8

Ticket Prices:
Preview, Oct 16: $20
General Admission: $28

Sliding scale admission for remaining seatsis always available at the theater 30 minutes prior to performance.

Sorry, no late seating; please arrive early - parking can be challenging.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, call 510.558.1381 or email us at info@centralworks.org.