October 25, 2002

Boise State University’s Student Programs Board presents the award-winning production "Einstein: A Stage Portrait," starring Tom Schuch (pronounced shook) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15 in the Special Events Center. Tickets are available at the door, $6 for general admission and $4 for Boise State students, faculty and staff.

This one character "stage portrait" focuses on the personal side of the Nobel Prize-winning genius and reveals him as a complex human being. With startling candor, an impish sense of humor and flashes of anger, Einstein speaks of his failures, his passions, his disappointments and his dreams, while at the same time peeling away the mystery from his renowned theory of relativity.

Tom Schuch is both producer and performer for this production. His desire to portray this complicated role stemmed from his own research on Einstein, where he discovered "the three most important things in Einstein’s life were his work, his violin and his sailboat." His personal interest and an intricate, well-researched script all added up to a great acting challenge for Schuch.

Previous productions of this play have garnered positive reviews. More information on the play and Tom Schuch can be found at www.spoli.com.

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Jason MacFarlane

Student Programs Board

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Pat Pyke

communications and marketing

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