THE HOW AND THE WHY OFF-BROADWAY REVIEWS

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Synopsis: Evolution and emotion collide in Sarah Treem's thought-provoking and sharp new play about science, family, and survival of the fittest. On the eve of a prestigious conference, an up-and-coming evolutionary biologist wrestles for the truth with an established leader in the field. This intimate and keenly perceptive play explores the difficult choices women of every generation face.

Broadway Reviews

NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW:

"Biology is destiny, and destiny is biology — specifically evolutionary biology — in “The How and the Why,” a new play by Sarah Treem having its premiere at the McCarter Theater Center here. A contentious, knottily plotted drama about the challenges women face in negotiating careers in the academic sciences, the play provides a nice showcase for Mercedes Ruehl, who gives a lively, nuanced and crisply funny performance as a professor whose long history of distinguished research comes under fire from an unlikely quarter."

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CURTAIN UP REVIEW:

"There were two good reasons that made me look forward to the world premiere of a new play by Sarah Treem. First, I was impressed by the first play, A Feminine Ending when it was presented by Playwrights Horizons in 2007. Embracing an incontrovertible feminist theme, it followed the course of a young woman who, as she follows a career path as a classically trained musician, finds her life irreparably consigned to compromise."

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EXAMINER REVIEW:

""The How and the Why," is a fascinating, very intelligent new two-character play by Sarah Treem. This world premiere production opened officially last night for a run through Feb. 13 at McCarter's Berlind Theatre. "

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THEATERMANIA REVIEW:

"Sarah Treem's two-hander The How and the Why, now premiering at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, often feels like a dialectic in dramatic form rather than a drama about people with conflicting ideas. The question Treem seems to want to pose, in various guises, is the old question: "Can a woman have it all?" Unfortunately, it is not very convincingly dramatized. "

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STAR LEDGER REVIEW:

"The McCarter Theater’s most recent debut of a new play is no lightweight offering. It’s an exhilarating, intellectual evening out, brought to you courtesy of four talented women."

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