Dementia Takes the Stage in ‘The Other Place’
11:59 minutes
In the Broadway play The Other Place actress Laurie Metcalf (“Jackie” on the TV show “Roseanne”) plays a scientist suffering from the dementia she studies. Playwright Sharr White discusses the play and the challenge of presenting complicated science on a theater stage.
Segment Guests
Sharr White
Sharr White is the playwright of The Other Place, based in New York, New York.
Meet the Producer
About Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.