By Melinda Lopez

Directed by Diego Arciniegas

March 31 - May 2

Catalyst Collaborative@MIT - Underground Railway Theater's science theater
initiative with MIT - presents this World Premiere by award-winning playwright
Melinda Lopez, commissioned by the National Institutes of Health to celebrate the
150th anniversary of "On the Origin of Species." Surprises erupt as a muralist's work
is derailed by hallucinations, pregnancy, and dinosaurs in this witty take on how we
understand - or do not - the theory of evolution. Charles Darwin comments on it all.

Pricing:
Adults - $35
Seniors - $25
Students (with valid ID) - $20
Student Rush (day of) - $15

From Orchids To Octopi will be presented
March 22 - 23 in Bethesda, MD

For details about these performances, please contact
Alisa Zapp Machalek at alisa.machalek@nih.gov

Commissioned by