"Truth Values" Performance

May 8 in the Kelsey Theater at 7pm

 

Created as a response to former Harvard President Lawrence Summers' now infamous suggestion that women are less represented than men in the sciences because of innate gender differences, Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze is a true-life tale that offers a humorous, scathing, insightful and ultimately uplifting look at the challenges of being a professional woman in a male-dominated field. Performed barefoot on a bare stage with only a chair and small table, writer/performer and "recovering mathematician" Gioia De Cari brings to life more than 30 characters in a hilarious and deeply touching performance that has earned raves from critics and stirred audiences to standing ovations.   http://www.unexpectedtheatre.org/

A panel discussion (with Professors Taipale and Willcoxon from St. Olaf, Prof. Karen Saxe from Macalester, and the artist) about women in science and mathematics will follow the show.  This show is a "must see" for all persons who are a part of the math/science community.

St. Olaf students, faculty, and staff may pick up one free ticket for the show from Donna Brakke in Regents Math 307.  The general public may purchase tickets from the theatre box office.