The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a one-woman show by Jane Wagner.

The original text

Play examines American society, art, and human connectivity, and explores the feminist movement.

First performed on Broadway in 1985, directed by Wagner, with Lily Tomlin[] in the lead.

It was turned into a film in 1991, again featuring Tomlin, directed by John Bailey and edited by Sally Menke,

The text was revisited in a new 90-minute production in 2021-2022, produced by The Shed, New York, directed by Leigh Silverman with Cecily Strong.[1]

Performance history in South Africa

2016: Produced by at the POPArt Theatre Centre on 27 and 28 June, the directed by Steven Feinstein, performed by Michelle Douglas.

Sources

https://www.theshed.org/program/226-the-search-for-signs-of-intelligent-life-in-the-universe

https://archive.popartcentre.co.za/show/JUL00116/

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