You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal - a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field - her work remained virtually unknown until recently. Now, thanks to playwright Amanda Quaid, we have a dramatized portrait of the scientist's life at the time she published her pioneering study, which lends its name to the title of the play.
This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in November 2024.
Directed by Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
Geoffrey Arend as Elisha FooteTara Lynne Barr as Augusta FooteScott Brick as the Narrator and Joseph HenryJake Green as the GlazierMonica McSwain as Mary FooteEmily Swallow as Eunice Newton Foote
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for audio by Mark HoldenRecording Engineer and Editor: Neil WogensonMixing Engineer: Charles CarrollDesigned by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Stacey Martinez
