Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man

One of the best stage shows of 2011 returns to Cleveland Public Theatre: Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man. Conceived and written by Glen Berger and his sole actor, Brett Keyser, the one-man show is funny, fast-paced, and intellectually rich. The plot, such as it is, focuses on Cristobal, the self-proclaimed great-great-great-great-bastard-grandson of Charles Darwin. Obsessed by his possible lineage, Cristobal is on a manic quest; along the way, he leads us through funny, yet remarkably cogent, explanations of Darwin’s theories. Reprising the role is Keyser whose 2011 performance was praised by our critic Christine Howey as “a one-man tour de force...Keyser creates a symphony of glorious intellectual dysfunction that plays well against the hard rationality of his supposed forebears.”