Einstein!
“Your performance was superb and riveting.”
— Jeffrey Crelinsten (Award-winning science writer & historian, author of ‘Einstein’s Jury’)
Einstein!
Created by & Starring Jack Fry
EINSTEIN! is an award-winning, critically acclaimed solo play by Jack Fry about a young Einstein in Berlin in 1914. Written and performed by Jack Fry, the play is set in 1914 Berlin as the scientific community is rejecting Einstein’s work. Along with this, he is shunned for his pacifist views as World War I starts, antisemitism is on the rise, and his personal life is in turmoil with his wife refusing to grant him a divorce and his young son fighting for his affections —all leading to Einstein suffering a nervous breakdown.
Format: 80 min full show + 50 min school show (Gr 4-12)
“Funny, touching, intimate... a triumph!”
— The Huffington Post
The True Story They Never Told You
Based on newly uncovered documents from Hebrew University, this award-winning, critically acclaimed solo show brings Albert Einstein back from the beyond to finally tell his side of the story.
With over 150 performances across U.S. performing arts centers, Einstein! is an 80-minute theatrical experience that blends humor, history, and cutting-edge 3D visuals. Audiences are taken on a dramatic journey to Berlin in 1914, where Einstein battles a scientific establishment that rejects his theory of General Relativity, a crumbling world at war, anti-Semitism, betrayal, and personal turmoil—including a collapsing marriage, a struggling relationship with his son, and a mental breakdown.
Told with warmth, wit, and emotional depth, Jack Fry channels the spirit of Einstein to reveal the human behind the genius. This is not the Einstein you learned about in school—this is the story of a man fighting for his theory, his family, and his legacy.
“Thank you, Jack, for the fantastic show! Everyone was raving about how great it was.”
— Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
“We’re thrilled with your performance... to hold 200 middle and high school age students in rapture... is no small feat.” ”
— Dillion Hupp, Executive Director ACANSA Arts Festival