Race to the Stop

When the United States won the race to develop a nuclear bomb in the final days of World War II, it seemed a miraculous solution. But, of course, it was the beginning of one of humankind’s most dire problems. The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb, based on Peter Goodchild’s docudrama, recounts the early days of nuclear weaponry through the relationship of Manhattan Project colleagues Teller and Robert Oppenheimer. John Getz, the articulate actor who plays
Oppenheimer, describes the true story of the way the two men parted political ways and became pawns of the military-industrial complex. L.A. Theatre Works drops the bomb on the Lied Center (1600 Stewart Drive,
Lawrence) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $26-$32. Call 785-864-2787 or see lied.ku.edu.

— Grace Suh

Fri., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., 2010