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The How and the Why

Jan 28, 2014 - Apr 6, 2014

Two biologists clash over views on evolution, feminism, and generational divides in this compelling new play.

“We celebrate the past to awaken the future.” — John F. Kennedy

“Why doesn't New York have more Off-Broadway companies like TimeLine?”

“I can't give you a simple answer to that tricky question, but I can tell you this: The fact that we don't is one of the many reasons why I've come to feel that the Windy City is blowing the Big Apple out of its once-secure spot at the top of America's theatrical tree. ”

— Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

“People tend to forget that the word 'history' contains the word 'story.'” — Ken Burns

“One of the classiest and most consistently talented ensembles on the Off-Loop theatre scene.” — Newcity

“A combination of panache and physical dynamism that I find altogether irresistible.”

“The more I see of Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre Company, the more impressed I am ... TimeLine takes care to choose interesting plays, then mounts them with a combination of panache and physical dynamism that I find altogether irresistible.”

— Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

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